title: Current status of dermatology residency training in Saudi Arabia: trainees' perspectives.
abstract: A cross-sectional survey was conducted to look at different aspects of dermatology residency programmes in Saudi Arabia from the residents' perspective. Self-administered questionnaires about future plans, academic activities, examinations, training, workload, surgical procedures, residents' rights and satisfaction were distributed to all 27 residents in all training centres during March-May 2004; 22 (81%) responded. The survey found that 50% of residents were not satisfied with their training and felt they were inadequately trained. Experience of performing certain procedures was much less than for residents in a similar study in the United States of America, and 50% of residents had not received any dermatologic surgery training. Moreover, 36% of residents had been verbally humiliated during their training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. kmgderm@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: AlGhamdi
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D003880:Dermatology / Q000193:education*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D012919:Social Behavior; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013782:Textbooks as Topic; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data