A University of South Florida program giving medical students four years of primary care training was found to have little effect on specialty choice of its graduates (n=93 students), when compared to students who volunteered for the program but did not enter it or who did not volunteer. (MSE)

Selection of family practice residencies in 1981-89 was compared for graduates of State University of New York campuses and all United States medical schools. Compared to other groups, more of the students who had been trained during their third year in a Binghamton primary care clerkship selected family practice residencies. (MSE)

Breast cancer incidence in Pakistan is the highest reported in any South-Central Asian country. It is the most frequent malignancy in women, where it accounts for 38.5% of all female cancers. About half (43.7%) of all breast cancers are locally advanced. We recruited 183 primary care physicians in Pakistan and invited them to attend educational…

Describes a traditional hospital-based subspeciality training program and a hospital-based primary care teaching unit and then describes two new programs which are working reasonably well. Discusses opportunities such programs represent, problems they face, and some possible solutions, including the need for involving all participants in planning…

Edward Kowalewski discusses involving the community in medical education emphasizing the need for models to be flexible in light of different community environments. Harold B. Wise focuses discussion of training in the new setting on the development of a practitioner to assist patients and families in their normal development. (JT)

In response to discussion concerning the fate of the medical internship, the authors analyze the patient experiences an intern encountered--finding them to deal exclusively with care of acutely ill persons--and conclude that the traditional internship is unrealistic with respect to the practice of medicine. The importance of record keeping is…

One-third of all scheduled pediatric visits are for well child care. The American Academy of Pediatrics has suggested that anticipatory guidance, which focuses on health maintenance, accident prevention, nutrition, and normal child development, should be a major part of well child visits. Training in well child counseling will only be accepted in…

Behavioral scientists are becoming increasingly involved in the field of medicine. This paper describes some of the issues that can arise when the behavioral scientist collaborates with the medical practitioner. Recommendations are offered for the behavioral scientist considering such collaboration. (Author/VG)

As departments of family medicine succeed in recruiting faculty members among practicing physicians and clinicians, there is a problem in adjustment to their new roles as teachers, administrators, and academicians. The literature on faculty development through workshops is reviewed, and guidelines for developing effective workshops are presented.…

Preliminary data were gathered at the University of Iowa about learning styles and instructional preferences of two groups of family practice physicians: those who attended and those who did not attend a multidisciplinary university-sponsored refresher course. Implications for continuing medical education are discussed. (LBH)

The results of a questionnaire on how 131 family doctors in Glasgow and the West of Scotland obtain information regarding recent advances are described, indicating that medical journals and formal lectures and symposia are still popular. Tape/slide and television presentations were not considered of much value. (Author/LBH)

Results of the National Intern and Resident Matching Program for the past four years show a steadily increasing number of positions offered and filled in the primary care specialities. Marked differences in the number of positions offered and filled were found among the various regions of the U.S. (Author/LBH)

Using data from a longitudinal study of medical students at Jefferson Medical College, the authors analyzed trends in senior student interest in primary care specialties between 1971 and 1975 and selected background characteristics and performance levels of students choosing family medicine compared with those in other specialties. (Author/LBH)

A three-stage plan was conceived by a multidisciplinary, multiprofessional staff that encompassed behaviorally oriented educational objectives, instructional methodologies for the objectives, and evaluation instruments. The resulting curriculum focused on issues important to team delivery of primary care. (LBH)

In the light of four years of experience, the faculty of Minnesota's Department of Family Practice and Community Health continues to regard practice management as an important area in the training of family practice residents. The process of refinement, both in content and method of presentation, remains a priority. (LBH)