title: [The special training month for tutors and residents in family medicine in Valencia: evaluation of 3 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the activity in the special training month (STM) for tutors and residents in Family Medicine in Valencia between 1994 and 1996.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive and longitudinal.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirteen teaching health centres.
  
  
  METHODS
  48 tutors and 102 residents.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Requests from tutors for clinical recycling, research and other activities. Evaluations of hospital staff, tutors and residents. 41.6% of tutors did their STM in three years, 29.2% in 2 years and 29.2% in one. Of the 105 evaluations sent in, 92 (87.6%) were for clinical recycling, 9 (8.6%) research and 4 (3.8%) other activities. The most visited specialities were Dermatology, Cardiology, Radiology and Rheumatology. Staff evaluated as very good the interest shown and punctuality; between good and very good, their knowledge and skills, with commentaries in 36% of evaluations on improvement of coordination between levels. 64.4% of tutors considered the STM very favourably, reflected in nine commentaries that the activity was motivating and in six that it promoted relationships between the Primary and Specialist care levels; and that it had an objective repercussion on teaching through 44 clinical sessions reported during 1996. Improvements were proposed in the organisation of teaching activities. 49% of residents were assigned a set tutor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The STM is valued positively by tutors, residents and staff.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Algemesí, MFC de Valencia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pelayo Alvarez
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Albert i Ros
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D013030:Spain