Delivering on the Promise: Exploring Training Characteristics and Graduate Career Pursuits of Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Programs and Tracks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Specialized primary care internal medicine (PC IM) residency programs and tracks aim to provide dedicated PC training. How programs deliver this is unclear.

Objective

We explored how PC IM programs and tracks provide ambulatory training.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey from 2012 to 2013 of PC IM program and track leaders via a search of national databases and program websites. We reported PC IM curricular content, clinical experiences, and graduate career pursuits, and assessed correlation between career pursuits and curricular content and clinical experiences.

Results

Forty-five of 70 (64%) identified PC IM programs and tracks completed the survey. PC IM programs provide a breadth of curricular content and clinical experiences, includi

SUBMITTER: Klein R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6699538 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature