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Home Research Research Library A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships 2019 Author(s) Hansen, Elizabeth Rose, Eden, Aimee R, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Fellowships Volume Birth Source Birth Background Family Medicine-Obstetrics fellowships provide family physicians with advanced obstetrics training. No accreditation system exists for these fellowships, which leads to variable training. Variation of fellows’ experiences is not well understood. Our objective is to understand the motivations, training, and overall experiences of fellows in Family Medicine-Obstetrics fellowships, which may inform opportunities for improvement in fellowship design and suggest how Family Medicine-Obstetrics fellowship-trained physicians are prepared to practice among other obstetrics providers postgraduation. Methods We conducted semistructured interviews with current and past Family Medicine-Obstetrics fellows between Spring 2014 and Winter 2015. We used a snowball sampling approach. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded following an inductive approach to content analysis. Results We contacted 47 and interviewed 21 current and past Family Medicine-Obstetrics fellows from 15 programs from across the country. Fellowships varied in cohort size, length, co-occurring presence of obstetrics and gynecology training programs, and structure and curriculum. Interviewees were motivated to complete a fellowship because of inadequate obstetrics training in residency, or because of an interest in rural or urban underserved practice. Fellowship experiences were shaped by fellowship leadership, program structure and curriculum, and relationships with obstetricians. Some felt prepared to forge collaborative professional relationships with obstetricians. Conclusions The diversity of fellows’ experiences suggests possible avenues of improvement for Family Medicine-Obstetrics fellowships. These fellowships can prepare physicians to provide obstetric services in a variety of settings, including working in multispecialty integrated maternity care systems. Read More ABFM Research Read all 1964 General Practice: A Eulogy Go to General Practice: A Eulogy 2015 Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net Go to Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net 2011 Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties Go to Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties 2019 Stuck in Graduate Medical Education Traffic? Teaching Health Centers Are Family Medicine’s High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lane Go to Stuck in Graduate Medical Education Traffic? Teaching Health Centers Are Family Medicine’s High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lane
Author(s) Hansen, Elizabeth Rose, Eden, Aimee R, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Fellowships Volume Birth Source Birth
ABFM Research Read all 1964 General Practice: A Eulogy Go to General Practice: A Eulogy 2015 Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net Go to Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net 2011 Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties Go to Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties 2019 Stuck in Graduate Medical Education Traffic? Teaching Health Centers Are Family Medicine’s High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lane Go to Stuck in Graduate Medical Education Traffic? Teaching Health Centers Are Family Medicine’s High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lane
2015 Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net Go to Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net
2011 Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties Go to Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties
2019 Stuck in Graduate Medical Education Traffic? Teaching Health Centers Are Family Medicine’s High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lane Go to Stuck in Graduate Medical Education Traffic? Teaching Health Centers Are Family Medicine’s High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lane
