[Obstetrics, surgical gynecology, or medical gynecology: what type of practice interests today's interns?].

INTRODUCTION

Two major modifications have recently changed the training program of interns in obstetrics and gynecology in France. The first modification is an important increase in the number of interns in OBGYN, allowing more lower ranked medical students to enter this training. The second modification is the imposed subdivision of the pool of interns in two distinctive branches: obstetrics and gynecological surgery, and medical gynecology with a 2/1 ratio. These modifications were decided without consulting interns on the type of practice they intend to have later. This study tries to determine what type of practice French interns in OBGYN intend to have when they have finished their training.

MATERIAL AND METHOD

We distributed surveys to all French interns in OBGYN. The survey included questions on the type of practice they intend to have, and questions on their opinions on how OBGYN show be taught.

RESULTS

Two third of interns wanted to have a full practice in OBGYN. This proportion was the same considering only first year interns. Three quarters of interns wanted to have a future practice that includes at least medical gynecology, and only one intern wanted to do solely medical gynecology later. French interns in OBGYN wanted more medical gynecology teaching during their training

CONCLUSION

Despite recent modifications in the training program, French interns in OBGYN intend to have a full practice later. This choice is not influenced by the 5 years of training.