Trainee Preparedness to Enter Physiatry Residency: Findings From a National Cross-sectional Survey Study.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2026

Publication Title

American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists

Abstract

The transition from internship to residency represents an important period for trainees. However, little is known about self-assessed preparedness among physiatry trainees. This national cross-sectional exploratory survey of United States postgraduate year 2-4 physiatry residents aimed to examine self-reported preparedness at the start of postgraduate year 2. A total of 109 postgraduate year 2-4 residents completed this survey, with 57.8% (63/109) reporting feeling prepared to assume patient care responsibilities at the start of postgraduate year 2 and 42.2% (46/109) reporting feeling unprepared to do so. Specific internship experiences (e.g., developing comfort handling overnight calls and rapid responses), but not type of intern year (e.g., transitional year, preliminary internal medicine or surgery year, intern year included in a categorical physiatry residency program) may be associated with self-reported clinical preparedness. Further research is warranted to explore in more detail factors identified as potentially associated with self-assessed clinical preparedness, as well as opportunities to identify and address physiatry trainee needs.

Volume

105

Issue

4

First Page

e52

Last Page

e59

DOI

10.1097/PHM.0000000000002933

ISSN

1537-7385

PubMed ID

41906241

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