Job Turnover and Its Correlates among Residency Program Directors in Internal Medicine
Academic MedicinePublished 1 November 2001
Brent W. Beasley, David E. Kern, Ken Kolodner
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The four independent predictors of turnover identified in this study should be of interest to institutions recruiting or retaining program directors and to aspiring program directors.
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Yearly turnover for internal medicine residency program directors is substantial. The four independent predictors of turnover identified in this study should be of interest to institutions recruiting or retaining program directors and to aspiring program directors.
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