RESUMO
There existed considerable concern that participation in Maintenance of Certification by board-certified physicians would be less than optimal when it was introduced by the American Board of Medical Specialties in 2000. However, family physicians who entered the first 10-year Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians cycle in 2003 participated at levels consistent with historical norms.
Assuntos
Médicos de Família/normas , Conselhos de Especialidade Profissional/normas , Certificação/normas , Humanos , Conselhos de Especialidade Profissional/tendênciasAssuntos
Internato e Residência/organização & administração , Diretores Médicos/educação , Médicos de Família/educação , Comportamento do Consumidor , Educação de Pós-Graduação em Medicina , Bolsas de Estudo , Humanos , Internato e Residência/normas , Liderança , Médicos de Família/normas , Estados UnidosAssuntos
Acetaminofen/efeitos adversos , Aspirina/efeitos adversos , Cafeína/efeitos adversos , Mioclonia/induzido quimicamente , Mioclonia/diagnóstico , Medicamentos sem Prescrição/efeitos adversos , Acetaminofen/uso terapêutico , Doença Aguda , Adolescente , Aspirina/uso terapêutico , Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade/complicações , Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade/tratamento farmacológico , Cafeína/uso terapêutico , Dextroanfetamina/efeitos adversos , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Combinação de Medicamentos , Feminino , Cefaleia , Humanos , Anamnese , Medicamentos sem Prescrição/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Since July 2002, family practice residency program accreditation requires evidence of teaching and assessing residents in six competency areas. This study was conducted to obtain baseline information about family practice graduates' perceptions of the importance of specific competencies and the extent to which residency training prepared them to perform skills representative of the six competency areas. METHODS: A national, cross-sectional survey was conducted of family physicians who had graduated from residency programs from 1998 to 2000. RESULTS: The response rate was 54% (n=1,228). Graduates reported the most preparation in patient care skills, followed by interpersonal and communication skills and then professionalism. The least preparation was reported for skills pertinent to practice-based learning and improvement, systems-based practice, and some areas of professionalism. CONCLUSIONS: Areas of residency education that appear to warrant improvement include education about system aspects of care, practice-based learning and improvement, and selected professionalism issues.
