title: An interactive approach to teaching practice management to family practice residents.
abstract: Three years ago, our residency program began a new approach to teaching practice management to our second- and third-year residents. The underlying principles for the new curriculum involved a realization that our residents lacked basic business understanding and that they would likely learn more effectively through a hands-on approach. The new curriculum, which we describe in this article, is in large part built around the establishment of a mock practice during the second year of residency. Although the curriculum is still evolving, initial response and evaluation have been encouraging.
authors.affiliation: Johnson City Family Practice Residency Program, East Tennessee State University, 37604, USA. bayard@etsu.edu
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayard
authors.forename: Catherine R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Peeples
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holt
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D020399:Practice Management