Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
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Review Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Patient outcomes in teaching versus nonteaching general internal medicine services: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Patient care quality appears to be similar when delivered by trainee and attending physicians. The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine whether outcomes differ for general internal medicine (GIM) patients admitted to teaching versus nonteaching services. ⋯ There was no convincing evidence that outcomes differed substantively for patients admitted to teaching or nonteaching GIM services.