Methods Demographic data, results from a matriculation career interest survey, records
indicating participation in the four extracurricular programs, and Match lists showing the specialty …

Objective The Patient Centered Observation Form (PCOF) helps trainees identify and describe
specific communication skills and enhance self-awareness about skill use. We studied …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The financial margins for primary care clinics and
residencies are narrow. It is important that residents bill properly for educational and financial …

Family medicine prides itself on community engagement and has embraced its counterculture
roots. After the racial and social reckoning of 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic and …

Storylines of Family Medicine is a 12-part series of thematically linked mini-essays with
accompanying illustrations that explore the many dimensions of family medicine, as interpreted …

Background and Objectives: An adequate family medicine workforce is needed to improve
health and health care outcomes in the United States, yet few medical students in the US …

Purpose One aspect of the hidden curriculum of medicine is specialty disrespect (SD)—an
expressed lack of respect among medical specialties that occurs at all levels of training and …

Background and Objectives: Representation of women in medicine is increasing, including in
academic family medicine. Despite this, women continue to hold a minority of senior faculty …

Methods Family medicine residency directors in a five-state region completed a survey
regarding interpretation and application of the PCE, including the number of established patient …

Q: Does frenotomy help infants with tongue-tie overcome breastfeeding difficulties? Evidence-based
answer: Probably not. No evidence exists for improved latching after frenotomy, and …