BMC medical education
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BMC medical education · Jan 2008
Multicenter StudyTraining tomorrow's doctors in diabetes: self-reported confidence levels, practice and perceived training needs of post-graduate trainee doctors in the UK. A multi-centre survey.
To assess the confidence, practices and perceived training needs in diabetes care of post-graduate trainee doctors in the UK. ⋯ There is a lack of confidence in managing aspects of diabetes care, including the management of diabetes emergencies, amongst postgraduate trainee doctors with a perceived need for more training. This may have considerable significance and further research is required to identify the causes of deficiencies identified in this study.