Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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To assess patients' knowledge of the responsibilities and roles of physician training in the ED. ⋯ Participants believe that it is important to know their physicians' level of training, but they do not understand the roles and responsibilities of physicians-intraining in the medical training system in which they receive care. In particular, patients who have less than a high school education seem to know least about this system.
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To evaluate the impact of environmental factors on emergency medicine (EM) resident career choice. ⋯ Modification of the EM training environment may influence the career choices of graduates. Specifically, greater commitment of departmental funds and support of resources for research may enhance the likelihood of a trainee's choosing an academic research career.
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Changing health care markets have threatened academic health centers and their traditional focus on teaching and research. ⋯ Academic EM departments are often affiliated with nonacademic ED sites. These additional sites are commonly staffed by academic EM faculty and EM residents. Academic productivity does not appear to decrease when additional ED sites are added. Reimbursement monies from these ED sites commonly supports academic activities.