Previous reports of consultation rates from family practice physicians have included small
sample sizes and have suggested higher rates in residency training programs. This report …

Consultation rates of medical house staff physicians were examined in a primary care
setting in order to determine the factors that lead to the use of consultants. The factors that …

Background. Family medicine has aspired to train resiн dents and conduct research in
settings that closely reн semble community practice. The purpose of this study was to …

Methods A four-page, 37-item, self-administered questionnaire was sent to a 20%
proportionate, systematic randomly sampled group of family practice faculty. Simple …

A one-month study of all consultations and referrals to medical specialists and other
community resources made by 39 family physi cians was undertaken in London, Ontario, in …

A method of collecting physician-patient encounter data is described and applied to the
comparison of the clinical content of residents' experiences in the family practice office …

This study reports a review of 631 admissions by family practice residents and staff over a 12-
month period to an autonomous family practice service in a large US Army medical center …

Practice profiles in 120 University Medical Center Department of Family Medicine residency
graduates were assessed by questionnaire and follow-up telephone calls. Physician …

The pattern and rate of consultation from a family practice residency program inpatient
service were examined. The most frequently consulted medical specialty was cardiology; the …

Background This study describes a system for prospectively reviewing non-urgent
consultation or referral requests in a family practice residency program. Methods A …