Continuity Office Practices
Each
resident is assigned to a half-day a week general medicine continuity
office practice for the duration of their training. They assume
clinical responsibility for a panel of patients with a broad range of
medical problems under the supervision of teaching faculty. In addition,
residents provide preventive health services, consultation services, preoperative
evaluations, and disability determinations for their patients.
Weekly
clinic conferences are held at each site where residents and attendings
discuss aspects of the ambulatory curriculum and compile a "toolkit"
of primary care topics and clinical decision tools.
A
recent initiative compiles and measures the clinical outcomes for some
of the patients for whom our residents care. Presently, aspects
of care for patients with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dislipidemia
are being examined over time.
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