CONTEXT Reports evaluating faculty knowledge of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competencies in community hospitals without a dedicated residency program are uncommon. OBJECTIVE Faculty evaluation regarding knowledge of ACGME core competencies before a residency program is started. DESIGN Physicians at the Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (N = 4...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this qualitative study was to characterize the adequacy, effectiveness, and barriers related to research mentorship among junior pediatric hospitalists and general pediatricians at a large academic institution. METHODS Junior faculty and staff physicians in hospital medicine and general pediatrics at a large academic institution were invited to participate in this qua...

BACKGROUND Advance directives are widely promoted as a means to plan for patients' decisional incapacity, yet there is little evidence of their effectiveness. We devised a study to assess physicians' compliance with hypothetical advance directives and further examine their clinical reasoning. METHODS The study consisted of an analysis of a mailed written survey containing 6 hypothetical cases...

PROBLEM ADDRESSED Fewer medical students are choosing careers in family medicine across Canada. One way to cultivate student interest is through creation of family medicine interest groups. Students, residents, community-based family physicians, and academic faculty can all contribute to the success of such groups. OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM A family medicine interest group provides information abo...

Physicians who work in challenging contexts such as remote rural locations or with special populations may need support in persevering in their positions and also may suffer vicarious trauma through their work. Academic health centers may be in a position to provide much needed support to these physicians through focused continuing medical education, faculty development, practice-based research...

Many studies have examined gender inequity in academic medicine; however, no comprehensive synthesis of the literature has been performed. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis differences faculty rank among physicians. Secondary outcomes included publications, h-index, federal research funding, salary.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES African American physicians remain underrepresented among all medical school faculty, including faculty in departments of family medicine. This paper reports on a faculty development effort aimed at increasing the number and academic skills of underrepresented minority faculty. METHODS In 1992, Morehouse School of Medicine began a faculty development program. The pro...