Melanson S W, Sexton J D, Heller M B
Emergency Medicine Residency of the Lehigh Valley, St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
Acad Emerg Med. 1996 Oct;3(10):953-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1996.tb03327.x.
To evaluate the use of practice tracks by each of the 24 medical specialty boards and to compare this with the experience in emergency medicine (EM).
Scripted telephone surveys were conducted with representatives of each of the specialty boards.
Of 24 specialties currently recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), 14 (58%) reported a history of a practice track. Eight boards reported never having a practice track and 2 were unsure. All practice tracks have been limited in duration, most commonly closing after a specified period. The mean duration of the practice tracks was 9.8 years, the median was 7.5 years, and the range was 3-27 years. The practice track in EM was open for 9 years.
Practice tracks were common in the early years of most specialties and most were limited by duration. The history of the practice track in EM is not dissimilar to those of other specialties.
评估24个医学专科委员会对实践路径的使用情况，并将其与急诊医学（EM）的经验进行比较。
对各专科委员会的代表进行了书面电话调查。
在美国医学专业委员会（ABMS）目前认可的24个专科中，14个（58%）报告有实践路径的历史。8个委员会报告从未有过实践路径，2个不确定。所有实践路径的持续时间都有限，最常见的是在规定期限后结束。实践路径的平均持续时间为9.8年，中位数为7.5年，范围为3至27年。急诊医学的实践路径开放了9年。
实践路径在大多数专科的早期很常见，而且大多数受持续时间限制。急诊医学实践路径的历史与其他专科并无不同。
