title: Outpatient consultations from a family practice residency program: nine years' experience.
abstract: Previous reports of consultation rates from family practice physicians have included small sample sizes and have suggested higher rates in residency training programs. This report summarizes 9 years of data involving 161 family practice physicians in a residency training program and shows an overall rate of 1.4 percent for outpatient consultations. Otolaryngology, orthopedics, obstetrics/gynecology, and general surgery were the most frequent disciplines consulted. These data are helpful in designing health care systems that include family practice residency programs.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama, Huntsville, School of Primary Medical Care 35801.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Crump
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Massengill
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008511:Medicine; D010045:Outpatients; D010361:Patients; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000639:trends*; D013038:Specialization