The Time Is Now: A Plan to Redesign Family Medicine Residency Education.

A new graduate medical education program in family medicine is urgently needed now. We propose an innovative plan to develop community-based, community-owned family medicine residency programs. The plan is founded on five guiding principles in which residencies will (1) transition to independent, community-owned organizations; (2) sustain comprehensiveness and generalism; (3) emphasize collaborative learning and interprofessional education; (4) develop local educators with national guidance; and (5) share resources, responsibilities, and learning.

Nomination of Parinda Khatri for Don Bloch Award, 2020.

This article focuses on Parinda Khatri, PhD, who was nominated for the annual Don Bloch Award. This award is the quintessential organizational award for members who have advanced the field of collaborative care, and who show intellectual, behavioral, and relational qualities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

A step at a time.

In this issue of are two articles that inch us on our winding way forward as we try to help people become healthier. This article takes stock of where we are now, starting from the start, equipped with three of our foundational guiding principles, and sighting our polestar to see what our best next moves might be. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

A Plan for Useful and Timely Family Medicine and Primary Care Research.

Our nation's health care system is changing. Nowhere is this more evident than in primary care, where fundamental improvements are necessary if we are to achieve the Triple Aim. Such improvements are possible if we can put useful and timely information into the hands of stakeholders to enable practical decision-making.

Inspiration and instruction: Commentary on C. J. Peek's study of Don Bloch's legacy.

Comments on the article "Don Bloch's vision for Collaborative Family Health Care: Progress and next steps" by C. J. Peek (see record 2015-25290-002).

Behavioral health integration: an essential element of population-based healthcare redesign.

The fundamental aim of healthcare reform is twofold: to provide health insurance coverage for most of the citizens currently uninsured, thereby granting them access to healthcare; and to redesign the overall healthcare system to provide better care and achieve the triple aim (better health for the population, better healthcare for individuals, and at less cost). The foundation for this improved system will rest on a redesigned (i.e.

Overcoming early barriers to PCMH practice improvement in family medicine residencies.

Background And Objectives: Residency programs face inevitable challenges as they redesign their practices for higher quality care and resident training. Identifying and addressing early barriers can help align priorities and thereby augment the capacity to change.

Methods: Evaluation of the Colorado Family Medicine Residency PCMH Project included iterative qualitative analysis of field notes, interviews, and documents to identify early barriers to change and strategies to overcome them.

Attending to the whole person in the patient-centered medical home: the case for incorporating mental healthcare, substance abuse care, and health behavior change.

The foundation of the U.S. healthcare system is faulty, and the consequences have become inescapable (Committee of Quality of Health Care in America, 2001).