SKILLS OF PRE-REGISTRATION HOUSE OFFICERS - GENDER DIFFERENCES REPORTED IN NORWAY

During training pre-registration house officers should acquire skills, practical clinical procedures, and good clinical judgement, in order to be able to practice on their own. This is not always the case (Flaa tten et al. 1987). Ten years ago the Norwegian Health Authorities issu ed a regulation regarding the content of hospital training (6 months i nternal medicine and surgery, respectively). A number of practical ski lls to be learned were listed. As part of an assessment of the quality of the internship, a study was carried out into what extent the pre-r egistration house officers had acquired these clinical skills.