Teaching medical students about continuity of patient care.
This article reports on medical schools' longitudinal primary care ambulatory programs and five themes identified by educators as to why it is important for students to experience continuity of patient care. It briefly describes methods used to expose students to this concept, which is so basic to primary care practice.
Vogt
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Department of Family Medicine, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls 57105, USA. hvogt@usd.edu
Lindemann
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Hearns
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D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004501:Education, Medical; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011647:Puerto Rico; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States