title: Factors influencing selection of internal medicine residency--a prospective study.
abstract: Recently, the popularity of internal medicine residency has been decreasing. We studied the effect of an improved working environment and a decrease in residents' workload on the selection of internal medicine residency. An organizational diagnosis team joined our department and identified several causes for residents' heavy workload. These findings were subsequently discussed in a workshop and led to a modification of the daily routine and a parallel decrease in workload and rise in residents' satisfaction. Following these changes, the demand for residency in our department rose. We conclude that an improvement in the working environment and workload during residency increases the residents' satisfaction and the demand for residency in internal medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine A, Sapir Medical Center, Meir Hospital, Kfar-Sava 44281, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. david_pereg@hotmail.com
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pereg
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gronich
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lishner