| Title | Women's health issues and residents' knowledge. | | Author(s) | Pursley HG, Kwolek DS, Griffith CH, Wilson JF | | Institution | Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, USA. hgpurs0@uky.edu | | Source | J Ky Med Assoc 2002 Jun; 100(6):238-44. | | MeSH | Clinical Competence
Coronary Arteriosclerosis
Curriculum
Data Collection
Domestic Violence
Education, Medical, Graduate
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Internal Medicine
Internship and Residency
Kentucky
Male
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Women's Health
| | Abstract | The American Board of Internal Medicine has stated that women's health and gender-based medicine should be included in internal medicine residency curricula. We surveyed resident perceptions of curricular adequacy in domestic violence and coronary artery disease compared to actual knowledge using a 17-item Likert survey and a knowledge-based questionnaire (n = 86). Ninety-one percent of the residents rated inadequacies in the women's health curriculum. Of residents who rated the domestic violence curriculum as adequate, 26% were unable to describe two factors in detection, triage, and treatment of these patients. Of residents who rated the cardiac disease curriculum adequate, 26% were unable to describe two gender differences in risk factors, presentation, and prognosis of coronary disease. A gap exists between perceptions of residency curricular adequacy and actual knowledge in domestic violence and coronary disease in women. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 12101581 |
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