Quality of cardiovascular care in an internal medicine resident clinic.

Background: Attainment of treatment goals derived from evidence-based practice guidelines can be a useful measure of the quality of cardiovascular care. To date, there are few studies of the quality of care provided in a resident continuity clinic, as measured by success in meeting nationally defined guidelines for control of cardiovascular risk factors. There also is limited information regarding the quality of care in resident continuity clinics serving multiethnic uninsured/underinsured populations.