title: How Dutch medical specialists perceive the competencies and training needs of medical residents in healthcare management.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Dutch postgraduate medical training has been revised to focus on seven competencies. The role as manager is one of these competencies. Recent studies show that this competency receives little attention during the residency training. In an earlier study, we discovered that residents perceived their competency as managers to be moderate.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In this study, we investigated how medical specialists perceived the managerial competencies of medical residents and their need for management education.
  
  
  METHODS
  In September 2010, a 46-item questionnaire was designed which examined medical specialists' perceptions of the competency and needs of residents in the field of medical management. Two hundred ninety-eight specialists were invited via email to participate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hundred twenty-nine specialists (43.3%) responded to our survey. They rated the residents' competencies in contract negotiating skills, knowledge of the healthcare system, and specialist department poorly. They felt that residents were competent in updating their medical knowledge. Ninety-four percent reported a need for training in management among residents. Preferred topics were time management and healthcare organization. The preferred training method was a workshop given during residency by an extramural expert.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dutch medical specialists perceive the management competencies of residents in some areas to be inadequate. They feel that training in medical management during residency is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, the Netherlands. L.Berkenbosch@alumni.maastrichtuniversity.nl
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berkenbosch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bax
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scherpbier
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Heyligers
authors.forename: A M M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Muijtjens
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Busari
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017008:Negotiating; D009426:Netherlands; D013038:Specialization; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires