title: Canadian pediatric residents' experience and level of comfort with adolescent gynecological health care.
abstract: To examine residents' comfort and confidence with adolescent gynecological skills, senior Canadian pediatric residents were surveyed. The majority of residents had not prescribed emergency contraception or provided options counseling to adolescents during their residency, and were uncomfortable with gynecological skills (68%, 75%, and 58%, respectively). Senior Canadian pediatric residents are uncomfortable and feel inadequately prepared in providing routine gynecological care to adolescents.
authors.affiliation: The Division of Paediatric Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Daphne J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Korczak
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: MacArthur
authors.forename: Debra K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Katzman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D000295:Adolescent Medicine / Q000193:education*; D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D044363:Contraception, Postcoital; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000592:standards*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D011361:Professional Competence