RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Success Strategies For Departments Of Family Medicine
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 427
OP 436
DO 10.3122/jabfm.4.6.427
VO 4
IS 6
A1 Taylor, Robert B.
A1 Colwill, Jack M.
A1 Puffer, James C.
A1 Heffron, Warren A.
A1 Marsland, David W.
A1 Rakel, Robert E.
A1 Geyman, John P.
YR 1991
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/4/6/427.abstract
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.