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. 2010 Jun;56(6):e226-32.

Re-entry residency training: opportunities and obstacles

Jean L Jamieson  1 , Eric M Webber, Kristin S Sivertz
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Re-entry residency training: opportunities and obstacles

Jean L Jamieson et al. Can Fam Physician. 2010 Jun.

Abstract
in English, French

Objective: To identify and quantify the reasons general practitioners and family physicians consider retraining and their reasons for not pursuing further training.

Design: Population-based mailed survey.

Setting: British Columbia.

Participants: Family physicians and general practitioners identified by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.

Main outcome measures: Practising physicians' level of awareness of the University of British Columbia's re-entry training program, the number and demographic characteristics of those who had considered retraining, their specialties of interest, and the barriers and possible inducements to retraining.

Results: Only half of the survey respondents were aware of the re-entry training program at the University of British Columbia. A small but substantial number of practising general practitioners and family physicians were interested in taking specialty training from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. While several training programs were particularly popular (ie, anesthesia and psychiatry--18.5% of respondents for each), almost every specialty training program was mentioned. Physicians identified the length and hours of training, financial issues, family issues, and the need for relocation as obstacles to retraining. The availability of part-time training, regional training, and return-of-service financial assistance were all identified as potential inducements.

Conclusion: To meet the needs of practising physicians, re-entry training programs will need to consider flexibility, where feasible, with regard to choice of specialty, intensity, and location of postgraduate training.

OBJECTIF: Identifier et quantifier les raisons pour lesquelles les omnipraticiens et les médecins de famille envisagent de retourner en formation, et les raisons pour lesquelles ils abandonnent ce projet.

TYPE D’ÉTUDE: Enquête postale de type démographique.

CONTEXTE: La Colombie-Britannique.

PARTICIPANTS: Médecins de famille et omnipraticiens identifiés par le Collège des médecins et chirurgiens de la Colombie-Britannique.

PRINCIPAUX PARAMÈTRES À L’ÉTUDE: Niveau de connaissance des médecins en pratique sur le programme de retour en formation de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique, nombre et caractéristiques démographiques de ceux qui avaient envisagé un nouvelle formation, leur spécialité d’intérêt, et les obstacles et éventuels incitatifs à ce projet.

RÉSULTATS: Seulement la moitié des répondants connaissaient le programme de retour en formation de l’université de la Colombie-Britannique. Un nombre faible mais non négligeable d’omnipraticiens et de médecins de famille étaient intéressés à prendre une formation de spécialiste du Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada. Alors que plusieurs des programmes de formation étaient particulièrement populaires (notamment l’anesthésie et la psychiatrie - 18,5 % des répondants pour chacune), presque tous les programmes de formation étaient mentionnés. Selon les médecins, les obstacles au retour en formation étaient la durée et les heures de la formation, les questions financières ou familiales et la nécessité de déménager. La disponibilité d’une formation à temps partiel ou en région et un support financier en retour de service étaient considérés comme des incitatifs potentiels.

CONCLUSION: Afin de répondre aux besoins des médecins en pratique, les programmes de retour en formation devront autant que possible être plus souples quant au choix de la spécialité, et à l’intensité et l’endroit de ce type de formation

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