@article {Scherger348, author = {Joseph E. Scherger}, title = {Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P4): Essential Skills for New Family Physicians and How Residency Programs May Provide Them}, volume = {20}, number = {4}, pages = {348--355}, year = {2007}, doi = {10.3122/jabfm.2007.04.070059}, publisher = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine}, abstract = {Family Medicine residency programs must change substantially to prepare for new family physicians a model of practice for the 21st century. This article describes 10 essential skills that are part of a new model of family medicine and the educational changes and resources needed to obtain them. These skills include management of a population of patients, patient-centered care, personal medical home, best knowledge at the point of care, continuous access to multimodal communication, a new platform of care, time intensive visits, group visits, teamwork and interpersonal skills, and financial practice management.}, issn = {1557-2625}, URL = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/20/4/348}, eprint = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/20/4/348.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine} }