RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Colposcopy Practice And Training In Family Practice Residency Programs
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 153
OP 156
DO 10.3122/jabfm.5.2.153
VO 5
IS 2
A1 Ferris, Daron G.
A1 Miller, Max D.
YR 1992
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/5/2/153.abstract
AB Background: The potential growth of colposcopy as a family medicine procedural skill is directly related to the training currently offered to family practice residents. To define whether these skills are being adequately offered to physicians who want to perform this procedure for their patients, a study was designed to investigate the current status of colposcopy practice and training in family practice residency programs. Methods: A 16-item survey sent to 356 family practice residency directors in the United States included items concerning colposcopy practice, training, educational programs and strategies, colposcopy coordinator educational background, and colposcopic resource materials and equipment. Results: Surveys were returned from 204 (57 percent) family practice residencies. Colposcopy was performed at 45 percent of the residencies that responded. Ninety-six percent of the respondents who did not perform colposcopy believed colposcopy is a procedure that should be performed by family physicians. Clinical teaching and supervision was the most common method of resident training (74 percent). Colposcopy training coordinators were usually family physicians (72 percent), primarily trained by gynecologists. Assistance with implementing a colposcopy training program was requested by 85 percent of those programs presently not performing colposcopy. Conclusions: This study indicates that there are opportunities for further development of colposcopy practice and training in family practice residencies.