2009
Attitudes, Training Experiences, and Professional Expectations of US General Surgery Residents: A National Survey
Yeo H, Viola K, Berg D, Lin Z, Nunez-Smith M, Cammann C, Bell RH, Sosa JA, Krumholz HM, Curry LA. Attitudes, Training Experiences, and Professional Expectations of US General Surgery Residents: A National Survey. JAMA 2009, 302: 1301-1308. PMID: 19773565, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelCareer ChoiceClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesEducation, Medical, GraduateFemaleGeneral SurgeryHumansInternship and ResidencyJob SatisfactionLongitudinal StudiesMaleProspective StudiesResearch DesignSex FactorsStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsUS general surgery residentsGeneral surgery residentsSurgery residentsCross-sectional studyGeneral surgery residency programsCategorical general surgery residentsSurgery In-Training ExaminationResidency programsTraining yearSurgery residency programsSurgical residency programsPostgraduate year 2Postgraduate year 5In-Training ExaminationUnmet needYear 5Supportive peer relationshipsPrior yearSpecialty trainingNational surveyMost respondentsYear 2American BoardSources of strainPeer relationships
2000
Physician-assisted suicide in Connecticut: physicians' attitudes and experiences.
Curry L, Gruman C, Blank K, Schwartz H. Physician-assisted suicide in Connecticut: physicians' attitudes and experiences. Connecticut Medicine 2000, 64: 403-12. PMID: 10946478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician-assisted suicidePhysicians' attitudesSelf-administered mailed questionnairePresence of depressionPercent of respondentsPatient characteristicsUndetected depressionMailed questionnaireDillman methodologyLethal prescriptionPhysiciansMedical specialtiesConnecticut DepartmentDepressionEvaluation of riskPublic healthMost respondentsSuicideRiskTargeted samplesPast yearCertain risks
1999
The physician-assisted suicide policy dilemma: a pilot study of the views and experiences of Connecticut physicians.
Schwartz H, Curry L, Blank K, Gruman C. The physician-assisted suicide policy dilemma: a pilot study of the views and experiences of Connecticut physicians. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 1999, 27: 527-39; discussion 540-5. PMID: 10638782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolicy dilemmasPublic policyPhysician-assisted suicideReligious valuesCentral considerationSuch concernsPAS requestsProfessional disciplinesFamily practitionersAttitudesSubset of physiciansBeliefs of physiciansRole of depressionInfluence of depressionExperiencePractitionersPhysician characteristicsPractice patternsSubstantial challengesPolicyMost respondentsConnecticut physiciansPilot studyConcernDilemma