title: Graduating med-peds residents' interest in part-time employment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  As part-time work is becoming more popular among the primary care specialties, we examined the demographic descriptors of med-peds residents seeking and finding part-time employment upon completion of residency training.
  
  
  METHODS
  As part of the 2006 annual American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Graduating Med-Peds Residents Survey, we surveyed the graduating residents of all med-peds programs about their interest in and plans for part-time employment. A total of 199 (60%) of the residents responded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the resident respondents applying for nonfellowship jobs, 19% sought part-time positions and 10% actually accepted a part-time position. Female residents were significantly more likely than male residents to apply for part-time jobs (26% vs. 7%, P = .034). Sixty percent of female residents immediately seeking work and 58% of those going on to fellowship reported an interest in arranging a part-time or reduced-hours position at some point in the next 5 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Part-time employment among med-peds residents applying for nonfellowship positions after graduation is similar to the current incidence of part-time employment in other fields of primary care. A much higher percentage of med-peds residents are interested in arranging part-time work within 5 years after graduation. This strong interest in part-time work has many implications for the primary care workforce.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. brett_robbins@urmc.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fix
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Kaelber
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Melgar
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cull
authors.forename: Brett W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Robbins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload