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Home Research Research Library Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Preparation for Quality Improvement Leadership Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Preparation for Quality Improvement Leadership 2019 Author(s) Lichkus, Jonathan, Fang, Bo, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Education & Training, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume Journal of Graduate Medical Education Source Journal of Graduate Medical Education Background: Training in quality improvement (QI) is a standard component of family medicine residency education. Graduating family medicine residents’ ability to lead QI initiatives is unknown. Objective: We assessed the preparedness of graduating family medicine residents to lead QI projects and to identify factors that may increase such readiness. Methods: Milestone data for all graduating family medicine residents were linked to a practice demographic questionnaire completed by the same residents who registered for the American Board of Family Medicine certification examination between 2014 and 2017. The change in self-assessed QI preparedness over time and its association with faculty-assigned milestone ratings were examined using descriptive and regression analyses. Results: The questionnaire had a 100% response rate (12 208 responded). Between 2014 and 2017, the percentage of residents who self-reported being “extremely” or “moderately” prepared to lead QI projects increased from 72.7% (2208 of 3038) to 75.8% (2434 of 3210, P = .009). Self-reported QI team leadership was associated with 93% higher odds of feeling extremely prepared compared to moderately prepared (odds ratio 1.93, 95% CI 1.58-2.35). The average midyear faculty-assigned milestone rating for QI among residents who felt “extremely” prepared was 3.28 compared to 3.14 among those who felt “not at all” prepared. Conclusions: Over the past 4 years, family medicine residents’ self-assessed preparedness to lead QI projects has barely increased. There was no correlation between self-assessed preparation and faculty-assigned milestone rating. However, we found a small association between self-reported QI leadership and self-assessed QI preparedness. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2020 How Should Board Certification Evolve? Go to How Should Board Certification Evolve? 2023 Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices Go to Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices 2024 “I consider myself to be a leader”: a qualitative exploration of early career women family physicians’ intentions to assume a leadership role Go to “I consider myself to be a leader”: a qualitative exploration of early career women family physicians’ intentions to assume a leadership role 2016 Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt Go to Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt
Author(s) Lichkus, Jonathan, Fang, Bo, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Education & Training, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume Journal of Graduate Medical Education Source Journal of Graduate Medical Education
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2023 Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices Go to Racial/Ethnic Minority Identifying Family Physicians Are More Likely to Work in Solo Practices
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2016 Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt Go to Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt
