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Resident partnerships: a tool for enhancing ambulatory training
P Adam1, H A Williamson, S C Zweig
1Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. padam@famprac.umn.edu
Family Medicine
|December 16, 1997
Summary
Residency partnerships improved graduates' preparedness for team-based outpatient medicine and physician communication. These collaborations offered valuable support and flexibility during training.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Health Professions Training
- Ambulatory Care
Background:
- Residency programs are crucial for physician training.
- The structure of residency training can impact practice patterns.
- Resident partnerships represent an innovative training model.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of resident partnerships on physician practice patterns.
- To assess how residency training structures influence graduate preparedness.
- To understand the perceived benefits of resident partnerships during training.
Main Methods:
- Survey of residency program graduates.
- Survey of graduates' current practice partners.
- Comparative analysis of partnership vs. non-partnership trained physicians.
Main Results:
- High response rates achieved (86% graduates, 61% partners).
- Partnership graduates reported enhanced outpatient medicine training and improved communication skills.
- Graduates noted increased support, flexibility, and continuity clinic availability.
Conclusions:
- Residency partnerships are valued by graduates.
- Partnership training enhances readiness for collaborative ambulatory care settings.
- Graduates feel better prepared for interdisciplinary team-based practice.