All rights reserved. AACN authorizes individuals to photocopy items for personal use. Other than individual use, no part of the book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sysem, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of AACN. INTRODUCTION The standards of clinical practice are intended to be used in c...

The family physician is the physician generalist who takes professional responsibility for the comprehensive care of unselected patients with undifferentiated problems and who is committed to the person regardless of age, gender, illness, or organ system. The clinical specialty of family practice is patient centered, evidence based,family focused, and problem oriented. Family physicians acquire...

OBJECTIVE Training for pediatric residents who intend to pursue fellowship differs little from training for residents who intend to practice general pediatrics. It is unknown how well residents who intend to pursue subspecialty training believe that residency prepares them for subspecialty fellowships or future careers. To characterize the strengths and weaknesses of residency training and the ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this questionnaire was to ask general dentists in private practice in the state of Iowa about the extent and scope of their prosthodontic practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 22-item questionnaire was developed and tested on 5 general dentists. The Iowa Dental Association agreed to electronically distribute the survey to all general practice dentists in their database. Aft...

CONTEXT An important consideration determining health outcomes is to have an adequate supply of physicians to address the health needs of the community. PURPOSE The purpose of this investigation was to assess scope of practice factors for Idaho rural family physicians in 2012 and to compare these results to findings from a 2007 study. METHODS The target population in this study was rural fa...