ArticleJournal of health and social behavior2012
Training for efficiency: work, time, and systems-based practice in medical residency.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- The Resurgence of Medical Education in Sociology: A Return to Our Roots and an Agenda for the Future.Journal of health and social behavior · 2021Article
- A Roadmap to Leadership During the Postgraduate Residency in India.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2021Article
- How group coaching contributes to organisational understanding among newly graduated doctors.BMC medical education · 2020Article
- Chief Resident Skills: A Study on Resident Perceptions of Skill Importance and Confidence.Spartan medical research journal · 2018Article
- Residents in difficulty: a mixed methods study on the prevalence, characteristics, and sociocultural challenges from the perspective of residency program directors.BMC medical education · 2016Article
- Transforming Ward Rounds Through Rounding-in-Flow.Journal of graduate medical education · 2014Article
- "I've never asked one question." Understanding the barriers among orthopedic surgery residents to screening female patients for intimate partner violence.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2014Article
- A prospective study on the attitude of post graduates in general pediatrics toward pediatric oncology subspeciality as a career.Indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology : official journal of Indian Society of Medical & Paediatric Oncology · 2014Article
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Abstract
Medical residency is a period of intense socialization with a heavy workload. Previous sociological studies have identified efficiency as a practical skill necessary for success. However, many contextual features of the training environment have undergone dramatic change since these studies were conducted. What are the consequences of these changes for the socialization of residents to time management and the development of a professional identity? Based on observations of and interviews with internal medicine residents at three training programs, we find that efficiency is both a social norm and strategy that residents employ to manage a workload for which the demand for work exceeds the supply of time available to accomplish it. We found that residents struggle to be efficient in the face of seemingly intractable "systems" problems. Residents work around these problems, and in doing so develop a tolerance for organizational vulnerabilities.
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