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About 10% of 2,626 medical residents who were surveyed said they were unprepared to deal with one or more medical conditions that they might encounter in their specialty. This indicates that more training is needed to help new doctors care for HIV infection, drug addiction, nursing home patients, and chronic pain.
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Residents' attitudes about cross-cultural care, perception of their preparedness to deliver quality to diverse patient populations, and educational experience and educational climate regarding cross-cultural training are assessed. Resident physicians' self-reported preparedness to deliver cross-cultural care lags behind preparedness in other clinical and technical areas indicating the need for significant improvement in cross-cultural education.
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Medical school faculty in areas with managed care organizations may spend more time in patient care and less time doing research. A survey of 2,167 life-science faculty found that those in highly competitive markets published fewer articles than those in the least competitive markets. In a subset of 96 faculty with 10 or fewer years of experience, 86% of those in highly competitive markets were involved in patient care compared to 44% of those in the least competitive markets. In highly competitive markets, medical schools must charge less to attract patients, which brings in less revenue for research.
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