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Practice and Community-Level Variations in Primary Care Panel Size [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Background: Access to high-quality primary care requires adequate numbers of primary care physicians (PCPs) as well as appropriate clinician panel size. Excess number of patients per clinician has been associated with higher physician burnout and may hinder timely patient access to care.

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Effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in practice [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To evaluate the effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in clinical practice. Setting: Divisions of Family Medicine and Community Internal Medicine at a large academic medical center in Southeast Minnesota.

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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

At the University of California Los Angeles, the PRIME Leadership and Advocacy (PRIME-LA) program prepares medical students to be leaders and advocates in clinical care, research, or policymaking for marginalized communities. Family Medicine was the most common specialty among alumni respondents (29.9%). Of all respondents, 50.6%

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2025 POP! Keynote Revealed

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

Keynote, Emily Silverman, MD is an internal medicine doctor in San Francisco and Founder of The Nocturnists , an award winning podcast. She has a new 13-part documentary series called the Uncertainty in Medicine. Emily is an internal medicine doctor in San Francisco and Founder of The Nocturnists. Our 2025 POP!

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Addressing diabetes management in the context of social needs: a qualitative study of primary care providers [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

A recent review of national diabetes treatment guidelines recommended adjustments to DM to reduce financial strain (eg, selecting lower cost medications), as well as directly intervening in response to an identified social need (eg, referral to a community-based service). Setting: Ambulatory clinics (e.g.,

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Episode 348: WDx #31: “Guardian Angels, Mistaken Identities, and Code Blues: Stories from Intern Year”

The Clinical Problem Solvers

They reflect on tough days, lessons learned, power moves, and the importance of community. We hope these stories and reflections make you laugh, feel connected, and inspire you to take gentle care of yourself. She was born in China and grew up in Canada and the US.

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Implementation and Uptake of the Virginia Mental Health Access Program [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Increasing access to primary care clinicians who are better able to screen and treat pediatric mental health conditions can improve mental health and reduce unnecessary ED visits. Clinicians receiving any support from VMAP tended to be female, <40 years old, and practiced in rural communities. vs. 47.4%, p<0.0001).