The Family Practice Residency in Baton Rouge: practice patterns of graduates

One hundred twenty-four physicians have completed the Baton Rouge Family Practice Residency since 1973. Eighty-two percent of the graduates who are currently active physicians are practicing medicine in Louisiana. Most are practicing family medicine. The graduates were sent questionnaires asking about practice characteristics, office procedures performed, hospital privileges held, and career satisfaction. Responses were received from 74 family physicians serving small, medium, and large communities. Most reported they are satisfied with their career choices. The respondents perform a variety of procedures in their offices. This finding was not affected by community size. Hospital privileges were affected by community size. The residency is meeting its principal mission: (1) training family practitioners for Louisiana, and (2) training doctors to practice in any sized community.