Utilizing Community Procedure Clinics to Enhance Resident Procedural Education

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Family Medicine
• Primary Care Procedures

Background:

• Procedure training is crucial for family medicine residents' full-spectrum practice.
• Residency programs face challenges in providing adequate procedure education.
• Collaboration with community nonfaculty physicians may enhance resident exposure to procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess the feasibility of a collaborative educational model for procedure training.
• To establish recurring procedure clinics at a nonresidency family medicine site.
• To evaluate the effectiveness of supervision by nonfaculty physicians.

Main Methods:

• Conducted twice-monthly, half-day procedure clinics at a community site.
• Family medicine residents were supervised by nonfaculty community family physicians.
• Collected data through resident surveys and retrospective chart review.

Main Results:

• Fifteen residents participated in 21 clinics, performing 268 procedures across 18 types.
• Most common procedures included skin lesion excision, joint injections, and contraception management.
• Residents reported high satisfaction and gained experience in less common procedures.

Conclusions:

• Nonresidency procedure clinics hosted by nonfaculty physicians offer valuable supplementary training.
• This model effectively provides exposure to a variety of primary care procedures.
• The initiative shows promise in helping residency programs address procedure training deficits.