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Home Research Research Library Maternity Care Tracks at US Family Medicine Residency Programs Maternity Care Tracks at US Family Medicine Residency Programs 2021 Author(s) Roskos, Steven E, Barreto, Tyler W, Phillips, Julie P, King, Valerie J, Eidson-Ton, W Suzanne, and Eden, Aimee R Topic(s) Education & Training, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Maternity Care Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The number of family physicians providing maternity care continues to decline, jeopardizing access to needed care for underserved populations. Accreditation changes in 2014 provided an opportunity to create family medicine residency maternity care tracks, providing comprehensive maternity care training only for interested residents. We examined the relationship between maternity care tracks and residents’ educational experiences and postgraduate practice. METHODS: We included questions on maternity care tracks in an omnibus survey of family medicine residency program directors (PDs). We divided respondent programs into three categories: “Track,” “No Track Needed,” and “No Track.” We compared these program types by their characteristics, number of resident deliveries, and number of graduates practicing maternity care. RESULTS: The survey response rate was 40%. Of the responding PDs, 79 (32%) represented Track programs, 55 (22%) No Track Needed programs, and 94 (38%) No Track programs. Residents in a track attended more deliveries than those not in a track (at Track programs) and those at No Track Needed and No Track programs. No Track Needed programs reported the highest proportion of graduates accepting positions providing inpatient maternity care in 2019 (21%), followed by Track programs (17%) and No Track programs (5%; P<.001). CONCLUSIONS: Where universal robust maternity care education is not feasible, maternity care tracks are an excellent alternative to provide maternity care training and produce graduates who will practice maternity care. Programs that cannot offer adequate experience to achieve competence in inpatient maternity care may consider instituting a maternity care track. ABFM Research Read all 2019 The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care Go to The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care 2016 Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine Go to Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine 1990 Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination Go to Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification
Author(s) Roskos, Steven E, Barreto, Tyler W, Phillips, Julie P, King, Valerie J, Eidson-Ton, W Suzanne, and Eden, Aimee R Topic(s) Education & Training, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Maternity Care Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2019 The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care Go to The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care 2016 Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine Go to Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine 1990 Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination Go to Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification
2019 The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care Go to The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care
2016 Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine Go to Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine
1990 Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination Go to Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination
2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification