Stress in residency: proposals for solution.
Current problems leading to excessive stress in residency are presented and are compared with those of a generation ago. Solutions are proposed that can be summarized as follows: (1) commitment by the program director and chairman to resolving stress in residency and (2) flexibility by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Residency Review Committee. A general discussion is presented.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-8123.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005382:Financing, Personal; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008393:Marriage; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D012892:Sleep Deprivation; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology