Does the Initial Training Program for Junior Residents Affect the Hospital Chosen for Subsequent Senior Resident Training?

Abstract

Kurashiki Central Hospital is a large-scale general hospital with 1,166 beds and 29 operating theaters, with 59 junior residents employed in 2017. In 2012, we experienced a large drop in anesthesiologists due to retirement, which necessitated drastic reform of operating theater management methods and the working conditions of anesthesiologists in order to increase staff numbers.

We undertook a questionnaire targeted at senior residents about their reasons for selecting an education hospital, which showed that there was an emphasis on positive working relationships with colleagues in addition to the contents of the senior residency program. This suggests that we should teach junior residents not only the skills of anesthesia, but the general anesthesiologic perspective and viewpoints.