US Medical Schools’ Awareness of Their Students Who Smoke, Cessation Programs Available, and the Potential Impact on Residency Match

Chidiac, Joseph E; Mohamed, Ahmed Abdalla; Krishnamoorthy, Madhumitha; Mahmoud, Karim; Rajasekaranrathnakumar, Geethapriya; Palla, Mohan; Levine, Diane

doi:10.1093/ntr/ntw250

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“…Although only 17 gastroenterology fellowship programs (11.11%) in this study had a non-smoker hiring policy, such policies significantly and adversely affect %USMG, even with a low prevalence of smokers among US medical students [19,20]. Such a contradiction raises concerns regarding the validity of self-reported use of tobacco products among physicians in organizations with non-smoking policies.…”

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Association between proportion of US medical graduates and program characteristics in gastroenterology fellowships

Atsawarungruangkit

2017

Medical Education Online

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Background: Gastroenterology is one of the most competitive internal medicine fellowship. However, factors that associated with program competitiveness have not been documented. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate associations between characteristics of gastroenterology fellowship programs and their competitiveness through the proportion of US medical graduates for the academic year 2016/17. Design: This study used a retrospective, cross-sectional design with data obtained from the American Medical Association. The proportion of US medical graduates in gastroenterology fellowships was used as an indicator of program competitiveness. Using both univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses, we analyzed the association between the proportion of medical graduates in each program and 27 program characteristics based on a significance level of 0.05. Results: In total, 153 out of 171 gastroenterology fellowship programs satisfied the inclusion criteria. A multivariate analysis revealed that a higher proportion of US medical graduates was significantly associated with five program characteristics: that it was a university-based program (p < 0.001), the ratio of full-time paid faculty to fellow positions (p < 0.001), the proportion of females in the program (p = 0.002), location in the Pacific region (p = 0.039), and a non-smoker hiring policy (p = 0.042). Conclusions: Among the five significant factors, being university based, located in the Pacific, and having a non-smoker hiring policy were likely to remain unchanged over a long period. However, program directors and candidates should pay attention to equivalence between full-time paid faculty and fellowship positions, and the proportion of women in the program. The former indicates the level of supervision while the latter has become increasingly important owing to the higher proportion of women in medicine.

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Association between proportion of US medical graduates and program characteristics in gastroenterology fellowships

Atsawarungruangkit

2017

Medical Education Online

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Recent Trends in Tobacco Use and New Insights Into Strategies to Reduce Use and Improve Treatment

Hitsman

2017

Nicotine &Amp; Tobacco Research

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US Medical Schools’ Awareness of Their Students Who Smoke, Cessation Programs Available, and the Potential Impact on Residency Match

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Association between proportion of US medical graduates and program characteristics in gastroenterology fellowships

Association between proportion of US medical graduates and program characteristics in gastroenterology fellowships

Recent Trends in Tobacco Use and New Insights Into Strategies to Reduce Use and Improve Treatment

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