Job-sharing in postgraduate medical training: not automatically a nice duet
Levi, M.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 148(7): 308-310
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-2162 PMID: 15015246 Document Number: 580187
Part-time work is an increasingly common phenomenon amongst medical professionals. Therefore many postgraduate training programmes for resident physicians also offer the opportunity of part-time work, which is usually in the form of an 80% full-time equivalent post. A new initiative has created the possibility of job-sharing, in which each of the participants fulfills 50% of one training position. Although the experience of the participants is mainly positive, it is unclear how this development will impact the quality of patient care and how it will affect the fulfillment of the training objectives. A more systematic evaluation of job-sharing in postgraduate medical training programmes is required to clarify these points.