RESUMO
Military graduate medical education has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years as the size of the military medical force declines. To document the outcomes of military graduate medical education in internal medicine, a cohort of Air Force internal medicine residency graduates from Wright-Patterson Medical Center were studied and their residency performance, staff performance, and active duty retention recorded. The study cohort had an outstanding residency performance, as measured by research experience and board certification rate. They also performed well as military staff physicians, receiving numerous individual military medals while holding important administrative and supervisory positions in the military. Finally, the study cohort had a higher than expected active duty retention rate. These findings support the notion that military graduate medical education in internal medicine produces outstanding military internists.
Assuntos
Medicina Interna/educação , Internato e Residência , Medicina Militar/educação , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Bacteremia occurs in 3 to 4 percent of ambulatory young children with fever. Bacteremic children may not appear seriously ill or have an identifiable source of infection, but they are at risk of developing septic complications if they are not treated appropriately. The physician must be aware of clinical criteria that identify children at increased risk for unsuspected bacteremia. Careful management leads to a relatively safe and successful outcome.
