Introduction. - The aim of this study was to assess the feelings of residents in respiratorymedicine regarding the quality and organization of their training and towards their careerprospects.Methods. - A prospective survey conducted over the Internet among all the members of theFrench Young Pulmonologists Association (AJPO2).Results. - One hundred and thirty-two (71.5%) members responded. The rating given to theo-retical training was 6 [5-7] whereas the practical training was rated at 7 [6-8] out of 10. Themajority of the residents considered that the length of their course should be adapted (80.3%).Of them, 74.2% wanted to add a mandatory semester. The proposed mandatory semester was inbronchoscopy (40.3%). Seventy-two percent of the resident wanted to acquire a specialisation,the most common of which was in oncology (36.6%). Among the residents, 96.2% wanted toconduct a fellowship. The main reason for this was their feeling of inability to correctly handlepatients at the end of their residency. Of the residents, 55.3% were considering working in apublic hospital.Conclusion. - There are opportunities to improve the French respiratory residency training bothin its theory and practical aspects. The modalities of this training could also be adapted. Accessto a fellowship is a major concern for the residents. © 2013 SPLF. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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