A national study of required family medicine clinical rotations.
The authors collected information from each family medicine department with a required clinical rotation. Timing of such rotations are predominantly during the third year (56%), using a combination of family practice centers and community preceptor sites. Formal didactic instructions are offered for a mean of 28 hours. This instruction is offered in combinations of introductory, weekly, and terminal didactic blocks. Most programs (68%) assign reading from an article file, and 51% develop their own examinations. Clinical evaluations represent the largest portion (61%) of final grades, with 30% coming from examinations and lesser amounts from home visits, student presentations, etc. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Department of Family Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City.
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