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Mid‐Career Faculty Development Awards in Geriatrics: Does Retraining Work?
Author(s) -
Robbins Laurence J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb01897.x
Subject(s) - retraining , geriatrics , medicine , economic shortage , medical education , foundation (evidence) , gerontology , family medicine , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , government (linguistics) , international trade , business , history
Objective To evaluate the success of a mid‐career physicians faculty retraining in geriatric medicine. Design Written survey of participants in the John Hartford Foundation's Mid‐Career Faculty Development Program (1984–1988). Setting Four well established geriatric fellowship training programs. Participants The 29 physicians who received John Hartford Foundation awards. Results Twenty‐one (87%) of 24 respondents felt that the fellowship year had either a “major” or “significant” impact on their careers, and 87% also spend a significant portion of their time training others in geriatrics. Conclusion This 4‐year experiment in mid‐career faculty retraining in geriatrics suggests that this approach is a viable alternative to traditional 2‐year fellowships for helping to reduce the shortage of faculty in geriatric medicine.