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pyramid systemJoe Segen2016-12-27T10:12:09+00:00
pyramid system

pyramid
GRADUATE EDUCATION
Definition A system used in prestigious US teaching hospitals to limit the number of specialist physicians who graduate from highly-selective residency/training programs, by accepting more trainees in early years and graduating few.
*E.g., neurosurgery, by having more positions in the 1st years of training, analogous to the base of a pyramid, than in the final years
Whilst the system places considerable stress on the resident, it ensures that only the best candidates graduate from such programs.
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