An anonymous survey of psychosomatic medicine fellowship directors regarding breaches of contracts and a proposal for prevention Journal Article
| Authors: | Levenson, J. L.; Bialer, P. |
| Article Title: | An anonymous survey of psychosomatic medicine fellowship directors regarding breaches of contracts and a proposal for prevention |
| Abstract: | Objective: The authors studied how often applicants accept positions at more than one program, or programs offer positions to applicants who have already signed contracts with other programs. Methods: An anonymous survey was distributed to all psychosomatic medicine fellowship program directors. Results: It is fairly common for applicants to sign contracts for fellowship positions and then back out of the contracts. Only one program reported ever knowingly offering a contract to an applicant who had accepted a position elsewhere. Programs are divided over whether there are extenuating circumstances under which it would be acceptable to offer a position to an applicant who has already signed a contract with another program. Conclusion: Guidelines for fellowship programs that do not use the National Resident Match Program can improve the recruitment process. Copyright © 2010 Academic Psychiatry. |
| Keywords: | practice guideline; questionnaires; questionnaire; medical education; fellowships and scholarships; education; internship and residency; psychiatry; psychosomatic medicine; decision making; choice behavior; guidelines as topic; administrative personnel; contract; psychosomatics; contracts; physician executives |
| Journal Title: | Academic Psychiatry |
| Volume: | 34 |
| ISSN: | 1042-9670 |
| Publisher: | American Psychiatric Publishing |
| Date Published: | 2010-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 54 |
| End Page: | 56 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1176/appi.ap.34.1.54 |
| PUBMED: | 20071729 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 20 April 2011" - "CODEN: ACPSF" - "Source: Scopus" |
