Advanced procedural training in family medicine: a group consensus statement
Barbara F Kelly1, Julia M Sicilia, Stuart Forman
1Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80238, USA. Barbara.Kelly@ucdenver.edu
Family Medicine
|June 4, 2009
Summary
Family medicine educators identified 36 advanced procedures for standardized training. This consensus list aims to define the scope of family medicine procedural training and practice.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Surgical Procedures
Background:
- Family medicine lacks defined procedural scope and universal training standards.
- This variability impacts physician training and hospital privileging for advanced procedures.
Framework:
- The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Group on Hospital Medicine and Procedural Training convened.
- A multi-voting process was employed by 21 educators to identify advanced procedures.
Implementation:
- A master list of procedures was used as the starting point.
- The group reached a consensus on a list of 36 advanced procedures.
Implications:
- The proposed list of advanced procedures aims to standardize family medicine training.
- Governing bodies are urged to adopt this list to define procedural scope and practice standards.
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