Why the study?
Does extending anesthesiology residency by a year decrease the number of anesthesia subspecialty trainees?
Does extending anesthesiology residency by a year decrease the number of anesthesia subspecialty trainees?
Extending anesthesiology residency by one year did not decrease the number of subspecialty trainees, suggesting other factors influence subspecialty selection.
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Residency extension was not associated with fewer subspecialty trainees; leaves open other factors driving selection and needs prospective study.
Havidich et al. (2004) studied this question.