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Home Research Research Library Scope of Practice Among Recent Family Medicine Residency Graduates Scope of Practice Among Recent Family Medicine Residency Graduates 2017 Author(s) Eiff, M P, Hollander-Rodriguez, J, Skariah, J, Young, Richard A, Waller, E, Dexter, E, O’Neill, Thomas R, Peabody, Michael R, Green, Larry A, and Carney, Patricia A Topic(s) Education & Training, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The scope of practice among primary care providers varies, and studies have shown that family physicians’ scope may be shrinking. We studied the scope of practice among graduates of residencies associated with Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P4) and how length of training and individualized education innovations may influence scope. METHODS: We surveyed graduates 18 months after residency between 2008 and 2014. The survey measured self-reported practice characteristics, scope of practice and career satisfaction. We assessed scope using individual practice components (25 clinical activities, 30 procedures) and a scaled score (P4-SOP) that measured breadth of practice scope. We conducted subgroup analyses according to exposure to innovations over the project period and exposure to specific innovations. RESULTS: No significant differences were found in mean P4-SOP scores between the Pre and Full P4 groups. Compared to national data, P4 graduates reported higher rates for vaginal deliveries (19.3% vs 9.2%), adult inpatient care (48.5% vs 33.7%) and nursing home care (25.4 vs 11.7%) in practice. Graduates exposed to innovations that lengthened training, compared to standard training length, were more likely to include adult hospital care (58.2% vs 38.5%, P=0.002), adult ICU care (30.6% vs 19.2%, P=0.047) and newborn resuscitation (25.6% vs 14%, P=0.028) in their practice and performed 19/30 procedures at higher rates. Graduates of programs with individualized training innovations reported no significant differences in scope compared to graduates without this innovation. CONCLUSIONS: Graduates of residencies engaged in significant educational redesign report a broad scope of practice. Innovations around the length of training may broaden scope and individualized education appears not to constrict scope. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2015 Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination Go to Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination 2021 What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties Go to What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties 2016 Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians Go to Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians 2021 Shaping the Future of Family Medicine: Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education Go to Shaping the Future of Family Medicine: Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education
Author(s) Eiff, M P, Hollander-Rodriguez, J, Skariah, J, Young, Richard A, Waller, E, Dexter, E, O’Neill, Thomas R, Peabody, Michael R, Green, Larry A, and Carney, Patricia A Topic(s) Education & Training, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2015 Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination Go to Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination 2021 What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties Go to What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties 2016 Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians Go to Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians 2021 Shaping the Future of Family Medicine: Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education Go to Shaping the Future of Family Medicine: Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education
2015 Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination Go to Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination
2021 What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties Go to What Family Medicine Can Learn From Other Specialties
2016 Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians Go to Sponsoring Institutions with Five or Fewer Residency Programs Produce a Larger Proportion of General Internists and Family Physicians
2021 Shaping the Future of Family Medicine: Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education Go to Shaping the Future of Family Medicine: Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education