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Differences between Residents by How They Matched into Family Medicine: Does SOAP make a difference? [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In the US, medical students enter residency through The Match. For many who didn’t initially match, family medicine (FM) may not have been their first choice. Whether these residents will acculturate to family medicine is unknown. Study Design and Analysis: Survey of US PGY1 FM residents.

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Family Practice: A more balanced, not just negative narrative based on data and evidence [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Concerns about family practice are well-founded, but also negatively biased. This can fuel poor impressions among medical students and dispirit practicing family physicians. The AFMC surveys all graduating medical students in Canada (1,838 responses and response rate of 60% in 2022).

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Training a diverse physician workforce: a survey of alumni of a medical education program focused on underserved populations [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Concerns about declining diversity among medical students have emerged due to the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against race-based affirmative action in college admissions. The University of California recognized this imperative and has supported the Programs in Medical Education (PRIME).

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Evaluation of Project ECHO(R) Sessions on Wellbeing and Burnout for Family Medicine Residents [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Burnout among family medicine residents is widespread, impacting the workforce. Study Design and Analysis: Family medicine residency programs applied to participate in the Project ECHO series. Intervention: 4 series: Fall 2022; Spring 2023; Fall 2023; Spring 2024.

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Exploring Medical Trainees Perspectives on Narrative Medicine Education and Narrative Humility [Qualitative research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: This study was conducted at the 2023 annual Primary Care Leadership Track retreat for Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and at the 2023 GHHS Northeast Regional Conference. Population Studied: Participants were mainly medical students, as well as residents and clinicians.

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Dashboard of Advancement and Success for Health Services Research (DASH) 2.0 [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The Lehigh Valley Practice and Community Based Research Network(LV-PCBRN) conducts weekly meetings to engage members in discussion about active and future research, and quality improvement projects conducted by colleagues, residents, and medical students.

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Advancing Whole Person Care: An Innovative Approach to Integrating Spirituality and Religion into Medical Education [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Despite the recognized significance of the integration of spiritual care into healthcare, spiritual training is often an elective rather than a core component of medical education and often lacks robust measures of skill and aptitude.

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