PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Taylor, Robert B.
AU  - Colwill, Jack M.
AU  - Puffer, James C.
AU  - Heffron, Warren A.
AU  - Marsland, David W.
AU  - Rakel, Robert E.
AU  - Geyman, John P.
TI  - Success Strategies For Departments Of Family Medicine
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.4.6.427
DP  - 1991 Nov 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
PG  - 427--436
VI  - 4
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/4/6/427.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/4/6/427.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med1991 Nov 01; 4
AB  - Strong departments of family medicine in academic medical centers help assure the future scope and quality of family practice patient care, the ongoing evolution of family medicine as a scholarly discipline, and a continued flow of qualified medical school graduates into family practice residency programs and eventually into practice. This report presents key strategies of six successful departments of family medicine and describes the methods and skills considered important by the leaders of these departments. Common themes that emerge are (1) recruit and mentor the best faculty, (2) build a reputation for clinical excellence of faculty and residents, (3) become part of schoolwide curriculum activities, (4) establish a scholarly presence, and (5) develop networks of support.