PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Eidson-Ton, W. Suzanne AU - Nuovo, Jim AU - Solis, Blanca AU - Ewing, Kristine AU - Diaz, Heather AU - Smith, Lloyd H. TI - An Enhanced Obstetrics Track for a Family Practice Residency Program: Results from the First 6 Years AID - 10.3122/jabfm.18.3.223 DP - 2005 May 01 TA - The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice PG - 223--228 VI - 18 IP - 3 4099 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/18/3/223.short 4100 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/18/3/223.full SO - J Am Board Fam Med2005 May 01; 18 AB - Background: Advanced training in obstetrics for family physicians occurs through a variety of methods. The program described has developed an obstetrics track for family practice residents.Methods: Five residents have completed the 4-year residency program with enhanced obstetric training developed, and the results, in terms of procedural experience and examination scores, have been reviewed.Results: These 5 family physicians performed a similar number of obstetric procedures compared with their Obstetrics and Gynecology resident counterparts, and they performed as well as their family medicine resident counterparts on national in-service examinations.Conclusions: A 4-year enhanced obstetrics track is an effective means of improving the training of family medicine residents in obstetric procedures while maintaining the other fundamental training and residency review committee requirements for family medicine residents.