Survey of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians examination candidates: preparation and impact on lifestyle

Candidates currently view the Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ written examination as a major undertaking, knowing that approximately one‐third fail on their first attempt. We anonymously surveyed New Zealand registrars who sat the written examination in 2004. We found that the majority of...

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Published in:Internal medicine journal 2005-11, Vol.35 (11), p.680-682
Main Authors: Perrin, K., Prasad, S., Robinson, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Australia - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Education, Medical, Graduate - statistics & numerical data
Educational Measurement - statistics & numerical data
Female
General aspects
Health participants
Humans
Internal Medicine - education
internship and residency
Life Style
Male
medical education
Medical sciences
New Zealand - epidemiology
professional burnout
psychological stress
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Quality of Life
Risk Assessment - methods
Risk Factors
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
workload
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Summary:Candidates currently view the Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ written examination as a major undertaking, knowing that approximately one‐third fail on their first attempt. We anonymously surveyed New Zealand registrars who sat the written examination in 2004. We found that the majority of candidates spend long hours preparing over a several months, and that the examination had a detrimental impact on their personal lives. The results of this survey have important implications in the context of efforts to reduce the stress of doctors, and should lead to a change in either the examination itself or an increase in support provided to registrars preparing for it. (Intern Med J 2005; 35: 680–682)
ISSN:1444-0903
1445-5994
DOI:10.1111/j.1445-5994.2005.00936.x