A comparison study of career satisfaction and emotional states between primary care and speciality residents.

Objective: To evaluate career satisfaction, emotional states and positive and negative experiences among residents in primary care and speciality programmes in 1 academic medical centre prior to the implementation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME) duty hour requirements.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Measurements: All 581 residents in the academic health centre were asked to participate voluntarily in a confidential survey; 327(56%) completed the survey.