Impact of Educational Format on Learner Commitment to Change and Satisfaction.

Introduction: The value proposition of CME lies in its ability to elicit change in learners so new knowledge and skills are used to improve patient outcomes. In this study, we test the hypothesis that, in contrast to passive learning, education with an active engagement component has a greater impact on the motivation of learners to make changes in their practice.

Methods: We analyzed nine educational formats produced by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Entry of Medical School Graduates Into Family Medicine Residencies: 2016-2017.

This annual report is an expansion on previous reports in this series that provides further evidence that the current medical school system is failing, collectively, to produce the primary care workforce that is needed to achieve optimal health in the United States. Inclusion of data on the performance of DO-granting and international medical schools, creates a more complete and complex picture of the contribution of all medical school types to the primary care workforce that should allow stakeholders to set goals, identify institutions with models from which to learn, and develop strategies for continuous improvement. US MD graduates made up 49% of the entering first-year class of family medicine residencies accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), a percentage that is not statistically changed from the 11-year average of 46%.

Results of the 2017 National Resident Matching Program® and the American Osteopathic Association Intern/Resident Registration Program.

The purpose of medicine as a profession is to meet the health needs of people and communities. Despite empirical evidence worldwide that an appropriate foundation of primary care in a health care system leads to improved health outcomes, improved experience of health care, a reduction in health disparities, and lower overall cost of care, publicly available data from National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Intern/Resident Registration Program show that PGY-1 family medicine and primary care positions offered in the NRMP Match continue to grow, but are losing ground in comparison to the growth of non-primary care specialties. In ACGME-accredited family medicine programs, DO students have been displacing non-US citizen IMGs while the proportion of US seniors has remained stable over the past decade.

The American Board of Family Medicine: New Tools to Assist Program Directors and Graduates Achieve Success.

In this commentary we review the improvements in the pass rates for first-time American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Certification Examination test takers in the context of new tools and resources for program directors against the backdrop of a changing accreditation system and increased competition for a relatively fixed number of graduate medical education positions in family medicine. While causality cannot be established between the strategic initiatives of the ABFM and higher pass rates, we can all celebrate the new tools and resources provided to residents and program directors, and the improved performance of family medicine graduates on the certification examination.

Results of the 2016 National Resident Matching Program®: 1986-2016: A Comparison of Family Medicine, E-ROADs, and Other Select Specialties.

This article is a continuation in a series of national studies conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians that reports the performance of family medicine and other primary care specialties in the National Residency Matching Program® (NRMP) Main Residency Match, hereafter called the Match. Match data from 1986-2016 were analyzed to compare the numbers of positions offered and filled in family medicine, other primary care specialties, emergency medicine, diagnostic radiology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, and dermatology (E-ROAD), and other select specialties. Of the 10 largest specialties defined by the greatest number of positions offered in the 2016 Match, all but one (general surgery) have experienced growth since 1986.

Entry of US Medical School Graduates Into Family Medicine Residencies: 2015-2016.

This is the 35th national study conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) that reports retrospectively the percentage of graduates from MD-granting and DO-granting medical schools who entered Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited family medicine residency programs as first-year residents. Approximately 8.7% of the 18,929 students graduating from US MD-granting medical schools and 15.

Responses to Medical Students' Frequently Asked Questions About Family Medicine.

This article provides answers to many of the common questions that medical students ask about the specialty of family medicine. It describes the crucial role that family physicians have in the evolving health care environment, the scope of practice, the diverse career opportunities available, the education and training of family physicians, the economic realities of a career in family medicine, why the future is so bright for family medicine, and why family physicians are passionate about their work.

Results of the 2015 National Resident Matching Program:® Family Medicine-A Comparison With 1997 and 2009.

This article is a continuation in a series of national studies conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians that reports the performance of family medicine and other primary care specialties in the National Residency Matching Program® (NRMP) Main Residency Match, hereafter called the Match. 2015 Match data were compared to 1997, the year of the highest number of family medicine positions offered and positions filled by US seniors in the Match and 2009, the year of the lowest number of family medicine positions offered and positions filled by US seniors in the Match. Despite a 31% growth in the number of US seniors matching into family medicine since 2009, that number remains 39% lower than the number of US seniors matching into family medicine in 1997 (1,422 versus 2,340).

Entry of US Medical School Graduates Into Family Medicine Residencies: 2014-2015.

This is the 34th national study conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) that reports retrospectively the percentage of graduates from US MD-granting and DO-granting medical schools who entered Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited family medicine residency programs as first-year residents in 2014. Approximately 8.5% of the 18,241 students graduating from US MD-granting medical schools between July 2013 and June 2014 entered a family medicine residency.

Five Key Leadership Actions Needed to Redesign Family Medicine Residencies.

Background: New skills are needed to properly prepare the next generation of physicians and health professionals to practice in medical homes. Transforming residency training to address these new skills requires strong leadership.

Objective: We sought to increase the understanding of leadership skills useful in residency programs that plan to undertake meaningful change.

Financing Residency Training Redesign.

Background: Redesign in the health care delivery system creates a need to reorganize resident education. How residency programs fund these redesign efforts is not known.

Methods: Family medicine residency program directors participating in the Preparing Personal Physicians for Practice (P(4)) project were surveyed between 2006 and 2011 on revenues and expenses associated with training redesign.

Results of the 2014 National Resident Matching Program®: family medicine.

The 2014 National Residency Matching Program® results reveal that the number of family medicine positions offered in the Match® by programs accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education has increased compared to 2013 (3,132 versus 3,062), while the total of all other primary care specialties combined has remained unchanged (784). The number of US seniors matching into family medicine also increased in 2014 over the prior year (1,416 versus 1,374). The percentage of US seniors who matched into family medicine programs grew modestly in 2014 compared to 2013 (8.

Entry of US medical school graduates into family medicine residencies: 2013--2014.

This is the 33rd annual report prepared by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) that reports retrospectively the percentage of graduates from US MD and DO-granting medical schools who entered an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited family medicine residency program and covers the period between July 2013 and June 2014. Approximately 8.5% of the 18,384 graduates of US MD-granting medical schools entered family medicine in 2014.

Results of the 2013 National Resident Matching Program: family medicine.

Background: The percentage of US seniors who chose primary care careers remains well below the nation's future workforce needs. Entrants into family medicine residency programs, along with their colleagues entering other primary care-designated residencies, will compose the primary care workforce of the future.

Methods: Data in this article are collected from the 2013 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Main Residency Match and the 2013 American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Medical Education Residency Census.

Entry of US medical school graduates into family medicine residencies: 2012--2013.

Background: Analyzing the US medical school origin of family medicine residents highlights schools, states, or regions that have higher entrance rates into family medicine.

Methods: The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 2013 Residency Census has a 100% response rate and lists information for family medicine residents who entered training July 2012. MD graduates are verified through medical school registrars or the American Medical Association's Physicians Masterfile data.

Entry of US medical school graduates into family medicine residencies: 2011--2012.

This study reports on the number of graduates entering family medicine residencies in 2011 from allopathic, osteopathic, and international medical schools. Allopathic graduate data come from medical school registrars or the American Medical Association Masterfile. The 2012 family medicine residency program director census, with a response rate of 100%, verified residents who entered training July 2011 from all medical schools.

Results of the 2012 National Resident Matching Program: family medicine.

The percentage of US seniors choosing primary care careers remains well below the nation's future workforce needs. Data in this article are collected from the 2012 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Main Residency Match and the 2012 American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Medical Education Residency Census, which had a response rate of 100%. The census verified residents who entered training July 2012 from all medical schools.

Needs assessment of family medicine residency programs and predoctoral directors.

Background And Objectives: Both predoctoral directors and residency program directors are invested in the education of students in family medicine. However, the perspectives and goals of each group can be diverse. Improved collaboration between these groups of educators would be anticipated to enhance the education of students in family medicine, allow for greater interaction between family medicine resident and faculty physicians and students, and eventually entice more students to enter family medicine as a career.