Jacquet Gabrielle A, Bayram Jamil D, Ewen William B, Hansoti Bhakti, Andescavage Steven, Price David, Suter Robert E, Vu Alexander
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Emerg Med Int. 2013;2013:737391. doi: 10.1155/2013/737391. Epub 2013 Feb 21.
Background. There are currently 34 International Emergency Medicine (IEM) fellowship programs. Applicants and programs are increasing in number and diversity. Without a standardized application, applicants have a difficulty approaching programs in an informed and an organized method; a streamlined application system is necessary. Objectives. To measure fellows' knowledge of their programs' curricula prior to starting fellowship and to determine what percent of fellows and program directors would support a universal application system. Methods. A focus group of program directors, recent, and current fellows convened to determine the most important features of an IEM fellowship application process. A survey was administered electronically to a convenience sample of 78 participants from 34 programs. Respondents included fellowship directors, fellows, and recent graduates. Results. Most fellows (70%) did not know their program's curriculum prior to starting fellowship. The majority of program directors and fellows support a uniform application service (81% and 67%, resp.) and deadline (85% for both). A minority of program directors (35%) and fellows (30%) support a formal match. Conclusions. Program directors and fellows support a uniform application service and deadline, but not a formalized match. Forums for disseminating IEM fellowship information and for administering a uniform application service and deadline are currently in development to improve the process.
背景。目前有34个国际急诊医学（IEM） fellowship项目。申请人和项目的数量及多样性都在增加。由于缺乏标准化的申请流程，申请人难以以明智且有条理的方式联系各个项目；因此需要一个简化的申请系统。目标。评估 fellows在开始 fellowship之前对其项目课程的了解程度，并确定 fellows和项目主任中支持通用申请系统的比例。方法。召集了一个由项目主任、近期和现任 fellows组成的焦点小组，以确定IEM fellowship申请流程的最重要特征。通过电子方式对来自34个项目的78名参与者的便利样本进行了调查。受访者包括fellowship主任、fellows和近期毕业生。结果。大多数 fellows（70%）在开始 fellowship之前不了解其项目的课程。大多数项目主任和 fellows支持统一的申请服务（分别为81%和67%）以及截止日期（两者均为85%）。少数项目主任（35%）和 fellows（30%）支持正式的匹配。结论。项目主任和 fellows支持统一的申请服务和截止日期，但不支持正式的匹配。目前正在开发传播IEM fellowship信息以及管理统一申请服务和截止日期的论坛，以改进这一流程。
