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Letters |16 January 2007

Redesigning Residency Education in Internal Medicine

David C. Beck, MD, PhD

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  • From University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Potential Financial Conflicts of Interest: None disclosed.

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TO THE EDITOR:
I read with interest the article by Fitzgibbons and colleagues (1)—another discussion of what ails internal medicine residencies. It seems that few people are willing to accept the apparent. Most competitive applicants are choosing internal medicine as a bridge to the medical subspecialties. The best way to attract the best and brightest to internal medicine is to facilitate an easy transition to the subspecialties for those who choose to pursue them. I would propose a model where internal medicine training is limited to 2 years for persons interested in pursuing a subspecialty. The third year would...
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Beck DC. Redesigning Residency Education in Internal Medicine. Ann Intern Med. 2007;146:149–150. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-146-2-200701160-00017

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2007;146(2):149-150.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-146-2-200701160-00017

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