title: Emergency medicine as a primary specialty-French emergency medicine residents' attitudes.
abstract: Emergency medicine (EM) has been a fellowship program (supra-specialty) in France since 2004. Even though the program can be accessed after completion of one of several primary specialties, the vast majority (97%) of its residents enter the program after having completed training in family medicine. A change to develop a primary EM specialty is being discussed. Our objective was to assess French residents and young EM physicians' attitudes toward EM as a primary specialty. We conducted a brief cross-sectional online survey among young EM physicians and trainees in November and December 2012. There were 288 respondents to the survey. Forty-nine percent (n=142) of respondents would have chosen EM if it was a primary specialty, but 73% (n=209) prefer maintaining the status quo, offering EM training as a supra-specialty fellowship program. Work-related quality of life was the main reason for those not choosing EM as a primary specialty.
authors.affiliation: *Service des Urgences,Saint-Antoine,Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris,Paris.
authors.forename: Youri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yordanov
authors.affiliation: *Service des Urgences,Saint-Antoine,Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris,Paris.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sobotka
authors.affiliation: †Service des Urgences,Hotel-Dieu,Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris,Paris.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dahan
authors.affiliation: ‡Service des Urgences,Hospices Civils de Lyon,Hôpital Edouard Herriot,Lyon.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jacquin
authors.affiliation: §Service des Urgences,Hôpital André-Mignot,Versailles.
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalpokdjian
authors.affiliation: *Service des Urgences,Saint-Antoine,Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris,Paris.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pateron
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010820:Physicians
keywords: academic training; emergency medicine; medical specialties; residents; students