title: Non-clinical roles of Army family physicians in their first post-residency assignment and their level of preparedness for these roles.
abstract: A cross-sectional survey of the 1992 and 1993 graduates from Army Family Practice Residencies was done to determine their non-clinical roles and their perceived level of preparedness for these roles. Sixty-nine of the 98 questionnaires mailed (70%) were returned. The non-clinical roles were divided into command, administrative, committee (subdivided into hospital level and department/clinic level), and duties outside of the hospital (subdivided into military and administrative). Twenty-nine (42%) had commands, 58 (84%) had administrative roles, 48 (70%) had hospital committee roles, 53 (77%) had department/clinic committee roles, 54 (78%) had military roles, and 42 (61%) had administrative roles outside of the hospital or clinic. The self-reported level of preparedness, on a five point Likert scale (1 = not at all, 3 = adequately, 5 = superbly), ranged from 2.2 for command to 2.9 for administrative roles outside the hospital. Residents did not feel adequately prepared for their non-clinical roles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Practice, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431-5000, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bradshaw
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Miser
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011361:Professional Competence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States