Residency Training in Family Medicine: A History of Innovation and Program Support.

Residency programs have been integral to the development, expansion and progression of family medicine as a discipline. Three reports formed the foundation for graduate medical education in family medicine: Meeting the Challenge of Family Practice, The Graduate Education of Physicians, and Health is a Community Affair. In addition, the original core concepts of comprehensiveness, coordination, continuity, and patient centeredness continue to serve as the foundation for residency training in family medicine.

Innovating within the ACGME regulatory environment is not an oxymoron.

Background And Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the analysis of program citations and cycle length for reaccreditation in the 14 family medicine residencies participating in the P4 project.

Methods: An exploratory narrative analysis was conducted on all actions taken by the Review Committee for Family Medicine (RC-FM) between 2003 and 2012. The analysis included cycle length and types of citations associated with accreditation actions.