An attempt to identify frequency of use of technical skills and procedures by the primary care physician.
Some technical skills required and learned during residency training are not often used in primary care. Pediatricians who practice primary care in rural settings for smaller communities) tend to perform a greater variety of procedures than those who practice in urban settings. Family practitioners report that they perform more of these procedures than either rural or urban practicing pediatricians. Training programs should define the skills and procedures which residents must learn to perform and should differentiate between those needed during the training period and those which will be used in primary care practice.
D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education; D011320:Primary Health Care