title: Satisfaction with family medicine training in Turkey: survey of residents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore how satisfied family medicine residents are with their training in teaching hospitals and current postgraduate training program.
  
  
  METHODS
  We surveyed 135 family medicine residents in 5 teaching hospitals in Ankara region. The residents were asked to fill out the questionnaire at their work place. The questionnaire consisted of 23 open- and closed-ended questions about general demographic data, training conditions, appropriateness of training, and quality of training delivered by clinical teachers in family medicine. The response rate was 75%.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy percent of respondents found the order of rotation important. Most residents were satisfied with the duration of rotation. Eighty two percent of residents found basic skills taught during the course of the training to be insufficient. Fifty five percent of the participants felt that training in teaching hospitals was not sufficient, and majority desired training in family practice settings. Ninety-nine respondents suggested establishing a coordinating center for family medicine training and training of clinical teachers in topics relevant to family practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Family medicine residents were generally dissatisfied with their training in major teaching hospitals in Turkey. Postgraduate family medicine curriculum needs to be changed and opinions of residents regarding their training should be taken into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Medicine, Süleyman Daniel University School of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey. hyaman@sdu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozen
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey