Needs assessment: selecting goals for a clinical program.
The application of a needs assessment technique to create a family practice program and residency in a major teaching hospital is described. The technique relies on selecting program objectives by providing health services that are considered important by the community, feasible to obtain within its resources, and not currently available.
D003625:Data Collection; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D014481:United States