Community and Academic Physicians Working Together in Integrated Health Care Systems.

Objective: To examine best practices and policies for effectively merging community and academic physicians in integrated health care systems.

Methods: Deans of US allopathic medical schools were systematically interviewed between February and June 2017 regarding growth in their faculty practice plan (FPP), including logistics and best practices for integration of community physicians.

Results: The survey was completed by 107 of 143 (74.

Comprehensive history of 3-year and accelerated US medical school programs: a century in review.

Within the context of major medical education curricular reform ongoing in the United States, a subset of schools has re-initiated accelerated (3-year) medical education. It would be helpful for education leaders to pause and consider historical reasons such accelerated medical schools were started, and then abandoned, over the last century to proactively address important issues. As no comprehensive historical review of 3-year medical education exists, we examined all articles published on this topic since 1900.

Time-variable medical education innovation in context.

Background: Medical education is undergoing robust curricular reform with several innovative models emerging. In this study, we examined current trends in 3-year Doctor of Medicine (MD) education and place these programs in context.

Methods: A survey was conducted among Deans of U.