Berger Gidon, Epstein Danny, Kobi Galit, Braun Eyal, Azzam Zaher S, Halberthal Michael
Department of Internal Medicine "B", Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Hospital Management, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2021 Apr 29;12(2):e0011. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10432.
A clinical and/or research fellowship abroad has become a prevalent choice among Israeli physicians. However, the influence of fellowship programs on the career path is unclear. We evaluated the role of physicians returning from fellowship in the organizational hierarchy and their professional and academic status.
This was a retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study of physicians who completed a survey after accomplishing a fellowship. The survey included questions about the physicians' attitudes toward the program, programs' details, and the physicians' current academic, professional, and administrative status. Information about scientific publications was also collected.
Of the 106 physicians receiving the questionnaire, 101 responded. The majority completed a two-year fellowship in North America. Forty percent participated in an integrated program (research and clinical), and 40% participated in clinical programs. Subjectively, the physicians attributed a significant value to the fellowship and positively recommend it. Most of the physicians held managerial positions, academic appointments, and had generated significant research.
The subjective perspective of all physicians participating in the study was that attending a fellowship program had a positive impact on their careers. Objectively, the accomplishment of a fellowship program empowered the studied physicians to become scholars, senior executives, and opinion leaders in their professional field.
在国外参加临床和/或研究奖学金项目已成为以色列医生中普遍的选择。然而，奖学金项目对职业道路的影响尚不清楚。我们评估了完成奖学金项目回国的医生在组织层级中的角色以及他们的专业和学术地位。
这是一项对完成奖学金项目后进行调查的医生的回顾性、描述性横断面研究。调查包括关于医生对该项目的态度、项目细节以及医生当前的学术、专业和行政地位的问题。还收集了有关科学出版物的信息。
在收到问卷的106名医生中，101人做出了回应。大多数人在北美完成了为期两年的奖学金项目。40%的人参加了综合项目（研究和临床），40%的人参加了临床项目。主观上，医生们认为奖学金项目具有重要价值并积极推荐。大多数医生担任管理职位、学术职务，并开展了大量研究。
参与研究的所有医生的主观观点是，参加奖学金项目对他们的职业生涯有积极影响。客观上，完成奖学金项目使参与研究的医生有能力成为其专业领域的学者、高级管理人员和意见领袖。
