How do Internal Medicine Residents from Different Backgrounds Make Subspecialty Career Choices? A Qualitative Analysis
Our findings lend insights into how academic institutions, medicine subspecialty societies, training programs, and faculty at large can engage trainees in their field. We propose ways to improve the recruitment and retention of women and UIM trainees into the IM subspecialty fields.
Authors
- Lekshmi Santhosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9897-3462)
- Laura A. Huppert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8512-5608)
- Jennifer M. Babik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6914-4959)
- Blythe Butler
- Evelin Trejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4885-5182)
- Ana I. Velázquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6153-5557)
- Gerald C Hsu
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09967-9
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Conquer Cancer Foundation
- AstraZeneca
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
- Novocure
- National Institutes of Health
- University of California, San Francisco
- National Cancer Institute