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Plans to Accommodate Proposed Maternity Care Training Requirements: A National Survey of Family Medicine Directors of Obstetrics Curricula

Matthew R. Meunier, Barbara S. Apgar, Stephen D. Ratcliffe and Patricia B. Mullan
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2012, 25 (6) 827-831; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120132
Matthew R. Meunier
From the Department of Family Medicine (MRM, BSA) and the Department of Medical Education (PBM), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, PA (SDR).
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Barbara S. Apgar
From the Department of Family Medicine (MRM, BSA) and the Department of Medical Education (PBM), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, PA (SDR).
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Stephen D. Ratcliffe
From the Department of Family Medicine (MRM, BSA) and the Department of Medical Education (PBM), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, PA (SDR).
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Patricia B. Mullan
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    Table 1. Distribution of Participating Programs across Defined Program Characteristics (N = 204)
    Program CharacteristicsPrograms Representing This Category (n)Percentage of All Participating Programs
    Urban9144.6
    Rural3517.2
    Opposed7034.3
    Unopposed12058.8
    Northeast4220.6
    South3218.6
    Midwest389.4
    North Central2411.8
    South Central188.8
    Mountain199.3
    Pacific2713.2
    Military20.1
    No family medicine obstetric fellows5225.5
    Family medicine obstetric fellows15274.5
    Total204100
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    Table 2. Distribution of Planned Changes for Obstetrics Training in Family Medicine Reported by Directors of Obstetric Curricula across Defined Program Characteristics (N = 204)
    Program CharacteristicsHow Will Your Program Accommodate the Upcoming Changes to Residency Review Committee Obstetrics Requirements?Totalχ2dfP
    20-Delivery80-Delivery20-Delivery + ElectiveNo ChangeOther
    Urban/Rural2 (2.2)13 (14.3)38 (41.8)25 (27.5)13 (14.3)91 (100)10.54.033
    1 (2.9)12 (34.3)12 (34.3)10 (28.6)0 (0)35 (100)
    Opposed/Unopposed1 (1.4)6 (8.6)34 (48.6)14 (20.0)15 (21.4)70 (100)21.14.000
    4 (3.3)34 (28.3)42 (35.0)33 (27.5)7 (5.8)120 (100)
    Geographic location
        Northeast1 (2.4)3 (7.1)26 (61.9)7 (16.7)5 (11.9)42 (100)74.728.000
        South4 (12.5)7 (21.9)15 (46.9)3 (9.4)3 (9.4)32 (100)
        Midwest1 (2.6)6 (15.8)15 (39.5)9 (23.7)7 (18.4)38 (100)
        North Central0 (0)5 (20.8)7 (29.2)10 (41.7)2 (8.3)24 (100)
        South Central2 (11.1)0 (0)8 (44.4)6 (33.3)2 (11.1)18 (100)
        Mountain0 (0)3 (15.8)5 (26.3)11 (57.9)0 (0)19 (100)
        Pacific0 (0)14 (51.9)8 (29.6)1 (3.7)4 (14.8)27 (100)
        Military0 (0)2 (100)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)2 (100)
    Family medicine obstetrics fellows
        No family medicine obstetrics fellows5 (9.6)3 (5.8)29 (55.8)11 (21.2)4 (7.7)52 (100)16.94.002
        Family medicine obstetrics fellows3 (2.0)37 (24.3)56 (36.8)37 (24.3)19 (12.5)152 (100)
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Matthew R. Meunier, Barbara S. Apgar, Stephen D. Ratcliffe, Patricia B. Mullan
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2012, 25 (6) 827-831; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120132

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