Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the United States. This review
details the risk factors, clinical presentation, treatment, and prophylaxis for the disease. …

Objectives: Defining what makes an exceptional teacher is challenging. This study’s objectives
were to identify teaching attributes that residents and faculty value most and to determine …

OBJECTIVE To assess adherence to evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and
management of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in a family medicine residency clinic …

Background We sought to evaluate the concordance between self-assessed perceptions of
fracture risk and actual risk calculated by World Health Organization's 10-year Fracture Risk …

Background: We were interested to know if our older female patients with urinary tract
infections (UTIs) might have differing pathogens or rates of Escherichia coli antibiotic sensitivity …

Graduate medical programs are faced with increasing calls for competency-based education.
All accredited residencies and fellowships must now demonstrate that graduates are …

A framework for improving health care service quality was implemented at a 12-provider
family medicine practice in 2010. A national patient satisfaction research vendor conducted …

Purpose We have assessed the hypothetical impact of guideline-concordant osteoporosis
screening on baseline behaviors utilizing two different guidelines and determined the relative …

Discussion It is estimated that intimate partner violence (IPV) affects approximately 30% of
women in the United States. 1 The actual rates are likely higher due to underreporting. IPV …

Hypertension in diabetes patients leads to significant morbidity and mortality. Nonetheless
blood pressure (BP) control in patients with diabetes remains disappointing. The authors …