Maternal–Fetal Medicine Physician and Fellow Perceptions of Business in Medicine

Abstract

There is a significant desire for practice management curricula during MFM fellowship, and current training is insufficient. With many MFM physicians ill-prepared to teach these principles, professional education from other financial fields, and standardized education in practice management from current expert sources is needed.

Transition to Practice in Anesthesiology: Survey Results of Practicing Anesthesiologists on Their Experience

“…Many of the findings of our survey are consistent with previous studies that demonstrate educational deficiencies in business training during residency across all specialties, despite being an ACGME requirement. 2 Studies in a myriad of specialties, including Family Medicine, [10][11][12][13] Internal Medicine, 14 Pediatrics, 15 Psychiatry, [16][17][18] Radiology, 19 General Surgery, [20][21][22] Otolaryngology, 23 Orthopedic Surgery, [24][25] Thoracic Surgery, 26 and Obstetrics/Gynecology, [27][28] have examined residents' and graduates' opinions on their preparation for practicing independently. In all of these specialties, residents identified a lack of formal education in business principles as one of the main factors that contributed to feeling inadequately prepared for TTP.…”