Why first-year family practice residents choose their residency programs
Mayeaux, E.J.; Arnold, J.
Family Medicine 25(4): 253-256
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0742-3225 PMID: 8319853 Document Number: 414997
This study identifies some of the factors that influenced program selection by first-year family practice residents. In a national survey, 660 new first-year residents from 159 family practice programs responded to a questionnaire that asked them to cite the most important factors in choosing their program and rejecting other programs. The most important factors in selecting a program were location, reputation, faculty, and residents. The most important factors in deciding against other programs were location, reputation, residents, and curriculum. Our findings suggest that recruiters of first-year family practice residents need to address these factors in their recruiting efforts.