title: Success strategies for departments of family medicine.
abstract: Strong departments of family medicine in academic medical centers help assure the future scope and quality of family practice patient care, the ongoing evolution of family medicine as a scholarly discipline, and a continued flow of qualified medical school graduates into family practice residency programs and eventually into practice. This report presents key strategies of six successful departments of family medicine and describes the methods and skills considered important by the leaders of these departments. Common themes that emerge are (1) recruit and mentor the best faculty, (2) build a reputation for clinical excellence of faculty and residents, (3) become part of schoolwide curriculum activities, (4) establish a scholarly presence, and (5) develop networks of support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3098.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Colwill
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Puffer
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Heffron
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Marsland
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Rakel
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Geyman
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D003479:Curriculum; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000592:standards; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D000078329:Workforce