Young Mark A, Hough Douglas E, Peskin Michael R
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Maryland Rehabilitation Center/Workforce Technology Center, State of Maryland Department of Education, Baltimore, MD, USA.
South Med J. 2003 Oct;96(10):1000-6. doi: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000087194.13441.97.
We sought to determine the expectations that graduates of one business of medicine program had upon enrollment and to ascertain fulfillment of those expectations after completion, as well as the extent to which participating in the program improved business skills and led to advancement in office practice or career development.
A postal mail survey was conducted of graduates of The Johns Hopkins University's Business of Medicine Program, a year-long, four-course certificate program to educate midcareer academic and nonacademic physicians and other health care professionals about fundamental business practices and their application to health care.
Surveys were sent to 285 graduates, and responses were received from 136 (48%) of them. Most respondents expected the program to expand their management skills, to enhance their knowledge of marketplace trends, and to advance their careers. These results were not correlated with respondents' age, sex, or profession (ie, physician, non-physician). More than 87% of respondents agreed that their overall expectations had been fulfilled by the time they completed the survey. Participants noted, however, that several expectations were unfulfilled upon replying to the survey.
Programs designed to educate physicians and other health care professionals--in private practice, academia, or industry--about the business aspects of medicine can be effective but need to be designed carefully to integrate business theory and application to the medical setting.
我们试图确定一个医学业务项目的毕业生在入学时的期望，并在项目完成后确定这些期望是否得到满足，以及参与该项目在多大程度上提高了业务技能并促进了门诊实践或职业发展。
对约翰霍普金斯大学医学业务项目的毕业生进行了邮寄调查，该项目为期一年，由四门课程组成，旨在教育处于职业生涯中期的学术和非学术医生以及其他医疗保健专业人员基本的商业实践及其在医疗保健中的应用。
向285名毕业生发送了调查问卷，收到了其中136名（48%）的回复。大多数受访者期望该项目能够扩展他们的管理技能，增强他们对市场趋势的了解，并推动他们的职业发展。这些结果与受访者的年龄、性别或职业（即医生、非医生）无关。超过87%的受访者表示，在完成调查时，他们的总体期望得到了满足。然而，参与者指出，在回复调查时，有几项期望未得到满足。
旨在教育私人执业、学术界或行业中的医生和其他医疗保健专业人员医学业务方面知识的项目可能是有效的，但需要精心设计，以将商业理论与医疗环境中的应用相结合。
