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Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
PROBLEM RESIDENTS - SUGGESTED READINGS
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Dickstein LJ, Stephenson JJ, Hinz LD. Psychiatric impairment in medical
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Flynn SP, Hekelman FP. Reality shock in first-year family practice residents: a
case study. Fam Med. 1993;25(10)25:633-6.
Goodman CJ, Lindsey JI, Whigham CJ, Robinson A. The problem resident: the
perspective of chief residents. Acad Radiol. 2000;7(6):448-50.
Gordon MJ. A prerogatives-based model for assessing and managing the
resident in difficulty. Fam Med. 1993 Nov-Dec;25(10):637-45.
Grams GD Longhurst MF, Whiteside CBC The faculty experience with the
“troublesome” family practice resident. Fam Med. 1992 24 197-200
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students and residents. Acad Med. 1989;64:639-43.
Jensen PS. Barriers to working with impaired trainees: a resident's viewpoint.
Psychiatric Quarterly. 1983;55:268-71.
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Noel GL. A system for evaluating and counselling marginal students during
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Paice E, Orton V. Early signs of the trainee in difficulty. Hosp Med.
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Parenti CM. A process for identifying marginal performers among students in a
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Peterkin AD. Staying Human During Residency Training. Ottawa: Canadian
Medical Association; 1991.
Rankin JW, Kelly MB. Evaluating medical residents - "fairness," "due process"
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Rose TG. Due process in residency training. In Little M, editor. Becoming a
Family Physician. New York: Springer-Verlag; 1989.
Shapiro J, Prislin MD, Larsen KM, Lenahan PM. Working with the resident in
difficulty. Fam Med. 1987;19:368-75.
Steinert Y, Magonet G, Rubin G, Carson K. The emotional well-being of
housestaff: a comparison of residency training programs. Can Fam
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Steinert Y, Levitt C. Working with the “problem” resident: guidelines for definition
and intervention. Fam Med. 1993;25:627-32.
Stitham S. Educational malpractice. JAMA. 1991;266:905-6.
Walters JA, Croen LG. An approach to meeting the needs of medical students
with learning disabilities. Teach Learn Med. 1993;5(1):29-35.
Winter RO, Birnberg B. Working with impaired residents: trials tribulations and
successes. Fam Med. 2002;34:190-6.
Yao DC, Wright SM. National survey of internal medicine residency program
directors regarding problem residents. JAMA. 2000;284:1099-104.
Yao DC, Wright SM. The challenge of problem residents. J Gen Intern Med.
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