C E Reust1. 1. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. reustc@health.missouri.edu
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Most family practice residency training consists of 2-4-week block rotations in specific curricular areas, supplemented by training in the family practice center. An alternative model, longitudinal residency training, emphasizes training in curricular areas over a 3-year time period. This study determined the frequency of longitudinal training in family practice residency programs. METHODS: We conducted a survey of 477 residency program directors listed in the American Academy of Family Physicians 2000 Directory of Family Practice Residency Programs. RESULTS: Sixty-eight percent (n=320) of program directors responded to the survey. A total of 3.6% of program directors described their program as "mostly longitudinal," and 14.2% described their program as "half block/half longitudinal." An additional 15% of program directors indicated interest in adopting or moving toward a longitudinal program in the next 2 wears. Responses suggest some inconsistencies in program directors' understanding of what constitutes a longitudinal curriculum. CONCLUSIONS: Longitudinal residency training is reported in 18% of family practice residency programs. Further work is needed to develop a definition of longitudinal residency training.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Most family practice residency training consists of 2-4-week block rotations in specific curricular areas, supplemented by training in the family practice center. An alternative model, longitudinal residency training, emphasizes training in curricular areas over a 3-year time period. This study determined the frequency of longitudinal training in family practice residency programs. METHODS: We conducted a survey of 477 residency program directors listed in the American Academy of Family Physicians 2000 Directory of Family Practice Residency Programs. RESULTS: Sixty-eight percent (n=320) of program directors responded to the survey. A total of 3.6% of program directors described their program as "mostly longitudinal," and 14.2% described their program as "half block/half longitudinal." An additional 15% of program directors indicated interest in adopting or moving toward a longitudinal program in the next 2 wears. Responses suggest some inconsistencies in program directors' understanding of what constitutes a longitudinal curriculum. CONCLUSIONS: Longitudinal residency training is reported in 18% of family practice residency programs. Further work is needed to develop a definition of longitudinal residency training.
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