A qualitative analysis of characteristics and problems of residency programs in community hospitals in Japan / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Differences in residency programs between large and small hospitals have not been shown in Japan.<br>Method: We performed a qualitative analysis of focus-group interviews of residents in community hospitals to investigate characteristics and problems of their residency programs.<br>Results: We found that residents in community hospitals treated difficult patients with the help of the medical staff; this cooperation was one of the most important characteristics of residency programs. We also found that residents tended to have less experience in emergency medicine and several other specialties.<br>Discussion: We found that residents in community hospitals learned how to treat difficult patients with the help of medical staff by means of a biopsychosocial model.