PMID- 34922524
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211221
LR  - 20220126
IS  - 1472-6920 (Electronic)
IS  - 1472-6920 (Linking)
VI  - 21
IP  - 1
DP  - 2021 Dec 18
TI  - Parental leave policy information during residency interviews.
PG  - 623
LID - 10.1186/s12909-021-03067-y [doi]
LID - 623
AB  - BACKGROUND: During interviews, medical students may feel uncomfortable asking 
      questions that might be important to them, such as parental leave. Parental leave 
      policies may be difficult for applicants to access without asking the program 
      director or other interviewers. The goal of this study is to evaluate whether 
      parental leave information is presented to prospective residents and whether 
      medical students want this information. METHODS: Fifty-two program directors 
      (PD's) at 3 sites of a single institution received a survey in 2019 to identify 
      whether parental leave information is presented at residency interviews. Medical 
      students received a separate survey in 2020 to identify their preferences. Fisher 
      exact tests, Pearson chi(2) tests and Cochran-Armitage tests were used where 
      appropriate to assess for differences in responses. RESULTS: Of the 52 PD's, 27 
      responded (52%) and 19 (70%) indicated that information on parental leave was not 
      provided to candidates. The most common reason cited was the belief that the 
      information was not relevant (n = 7; 37%). Of the 373 medical students, 179 
      responded (48%). Most respondents (92%) wanted parental leave information 
      formally presented, and many anticipated they would feel extremely or somewhat 
      uncomfortable (68%) asking about parental leave. The majority (61%) felt that 
      these policies would impact ranking of programs "somewhat" or "very much." 
      CONCLUSIONS: Parental leave policies may not be readily available to interviewees 
      despite strong interest and their impact on ranking of programs by prospective 
      residents.
CI  - (c) 2021. The Author(s).
FAU - Kraus, Molly B
AU  - Kraus MB
AD  - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 5777 E Mayo 
      Blvd, Phoenix, AZ, 85054, USA. Kraus.molly@mayo.edu.
FAU - Reynolds, Emily G
AU  - Reynolds EG
AD  - Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, 
      AZ, 85259, USA.
FAU - Maloney, Jillian A
AU  - Maloney JA
AD  - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 5777 E Mayo 
      Blvd, Phoenix, AZ, 85054, USA.
FAU - Buckner-Petty, Skye A
AU  - Buckner-Petty SA
AD  - Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E Shea Blvd, 
      Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA.
FAU - Files, Julia A
AU  - Files JA
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 
      85259, USA.
FAU - Hayes, Sharonne N
AU  - Hayes SN
AD  - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN, 
      55905, USA.
FAU - Stonnington, Cynthia M
AU  - Stonnington CM
AD  - Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E Shea Blvd, 
      Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA.
FAU - Vallow, Laura A
AU  - Vallow LA
AD  - Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, 
      FL, 32224, USA.
FAU - Strand, Natalie H
AU  - Strand NH
AD  - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 5777 E Mayo 
      Blvd, Phoenix, AZ, 85054, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20211218
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Med Educ
JT  - BMC medical education
JID - 101088679
SB  - IM
EIN - BMC Med Educ. 2022 Jan 25;22(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03114-2. PMID: 
      35078464
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Internship and Residency
MH  - Parental Leave
MH  - Parents
MH  - Policy
MH  - Prospective Studies
PMC - PMC8684616
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Medical education
OT  - Parental leave
OT  - Quality of life
COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
EDAT- 2021/12/20 06:00
MHDA- 2021/12/22 06:00
PMCR- 2021/12/18
CRDT- 2021/12/19 20:28
PHST- 2021/07/12 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/11/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/12/19 20:28 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/12/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/12/22 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/12/18 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s12909-021-03067-y [pii]
AID - 3067 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s12909-021-03067-y [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Med Educ. 2021 Dec 18;21(1):623. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-03067-y.