Parental leave policies are a frequent topic in the news, including in the field of internal medicine. Kirti Magudia, MD, PhD, a T32 scholar and clinical fellow in the Abdominal Imaging section at the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, recently reviewed a study that found that most internal medicine program directors (PDs) misinterpret American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) leave policies for resident physicians. Many PDs mistakenly believe they must extend training to follow ABIM policies, resulting in unnecessary extension of residency for many trainees. She corresponded with Reuters Health’s Anne Harding on the findings.
The report itself was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in December 2019. A total of 279 PDs responded to the survey conducted by the ABIM and the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM)….
