| Family medicine training - the international experience. | |
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PMID: 21644860 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Family medicine is undergoing dramatic transformation around the world. Its organisation, delivery, and funding are changing in profound ways. While the specifics of primary care reform vary, a common emerging strategy involves establishment of primary health care teams that provide improved access, use electronic records, are networked with other teams, and are paid using blended payment schemes. More family doctors are needed in all countries. New approaches beyond the traditional apprenticeships or residency programs will be required to meet global demand. Training of family doctors must change to prepare tomorrow's family physician for a different practice reality. Curricula are more competency-oriented, rather than time-focused. Today's trainees can anticipate a career that includes periodic reassessment of their knowledge base and competency. This article explores these trends and offers some strategies that have proved effective in various parts of the world for training increased numbers of qualified family doctors. |
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Richard G Roberts; Vincent R Hunt; Teresa I Kulie; Wesley Schmidt; Julie M Schirmer; Tiago Villanueva; C Ruth Wilson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Medical journal of Australia Volume: 194 ISSN: 1326-5377 ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Aust. Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-06-07 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400714 Medline TA: Med J Aust Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S84-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis, USA. richard.roberts@fammed.wisc.edu. |
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