A Multifaceted Intimate Partner Violence Communication Skills Curriculum Increases Screening Among Internal Medicine Residents.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is common, yet physicians do not routinely screen patients for IPV. There are no clear recommendations for best educational practices for physician trainees that improve screening rates. We implemented an IPV curriculum combining didactics and communication skills training for internal medicine residents.

Education for the mind and the heart? Changing residents' attitudes about addressing unhealthy alcohol use.

Background: Screening and brief intervention counseling for unhealthy alcohol use are among the top 10 recommended clinical preventive services for US adults. Although federally funded training programs in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) have focused on increasing physicians' professional readiness to address drinking with their patients, programs typically focus on knowledge and skill acquisition, with less attention to attitudinal change. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a multicomponent SBIRT training program on changes in internal medical residents' professional readiness for working with patients with unhealthy alcohol use.

Transforming primary care training--patient-centered medical home entrustable professional activities for internal medicine residents.

Introduction: The U.S. faces a critical gap between residency training and clinical practice that affects the recruitment and preparation of internal medicine residents for primary care careers.