Can scribes boost FPs' efficiency and job satisfaction?

Purpose: Research in other medical specialties has shown that the addition of medical scribes to the clinical team enhances physicians' practice experience and increases productivity. To date, literature on the implementation of scribes in primary care is limited. To determine the feasibility and benefits of implementing scribes in family medicine, we undertook a pilot mixed- method quality improvement (QI) study.

Family medicine educators' perceptions of the future of faculty development.

Background And Objectives: Faculty development has been an important part of academic family medicine for 3 decades. However, few studies examine the effectiveness of various faculty development delivery methods. With little quantitative data from the literature with which to recommend future directions, this study examined key stakeholders'perceptions.

Using differences between perceptions of importance and competence to identify teaching needs of primary care preceptors.

Background: An important goal of a comprehensive faculty development plan is to improve teaching. This is especially important for clinical preceptors.

Purpose: This study used a novel approach to assessing the teaching needs of preceptors, an essential and often neglected first step in faculty development.