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The Residency Assistance Program in family practice

T L Stern, G M Chaisson

    The Journal of Family Practice
    |September 1, 1977
    PubMed
    Summary

    The Residency Assistance Program (RAP) was established in 1975 to enhance family practice residency education. It connects program directors with expert consultants for quality improvement through a confidential, voluntary process.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Education
    • Family Medicine
    • Graduate Medical Education

    Background:

    • Family practice residency programs require continuous quality improvement.
    • A need existed for structured consultative support for program directors.
    • Mobilizing consultant expertise was identified as a key strategy.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe the development and operational process of the Residency Assistance Program.
    • To outline the features of this consultative program for family practice residencies.
    • To highlight the program's role in enhancing graduate medical education quality.

    Main Methods:

    • Established a Project Board with representatives from national family practice organizations.
    • Recruited and intensively trained a panel of 30 expert consultants.
    • Developed standards for quality graduate education in family practice.
    • Implemented a process for scheduling confidential, voluntary consultations upon director request.

    Main Results:

    • The program facilitates the matching of consultant expertise with residency program needs.
    • Consultations are guided by established standards for graduate medical education.
    • The confidential and voluntary nature promotes collaborative problem-solving.

    Conclusions:

    • The Residency Assistance Program provides a valuable framework for improving family practice residency education.
    • The program's structure supports a non-punitive, information-sharing consultative process.
    • This initiative demonstrates a successful model for quality enhancement in graduate medical education.

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