Trainee-Physician Milestones Ratings and Patient Experience Surveys in Early Unsupervised Practice

Are professionalism and interpersonal and communication skills Milestones ratings from the final 6 months of training associated with patient experience survey results for physicians in adult primary care specialties during early unsupervised practice?In this cohort study of 1349 physicians, higher professionalism and interpersonal and communication skills Milestones ratings were significantly associated with better patient survey ratings of physician behavior and communication during the first year of practice.These findings suggest that individuals with lower Milestones ratings may benefit from intervention during training or early in their careers.

Corresponding Author: Misop Han, MD, MS, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Marburg 146, Baltimore, MD 21287 (mhan1@jhmi.edu).

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