The Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) has articulated a number of
concerns regarding family medicine residency education, such as the need for flexibility, a …

We are now at the end of the beginning of re-envisioning the future of residency education in
Family Medicine. On December 6-7, 2020, after almost a year of preparation …

BACKGROUND: Residency programs have been integral to the development, expansion
and progression of family medicine as a discipline. Three reports formed the foundation for …

The number of US medical students entering family medicine continues to decline. Despite
the increased presence of family physicians on medical school faculty and increased …

The American Academy of Family Physicians and the Program Requirements for Residency
Education in Family Practice acknowledge the importance of research during residency …

Background Residency Program Solutions (RPS) consultants assist family medicine
residency programs in solving issues perceived as limiting quality resident education …

Does the stable pattern of citations reflect an enduring weakness of the training model
represented by our RRC requirements? Consider the most frequent citation by the RRC-FM …

Mike Tuggy, MD, has been envisioning this for years: a shared, online repository of high-
quality residency curriculum created by residency programs.“We've got more than 450 family …

(ABMS). Each ABMS member board, of which ABFM is one, establishes the standards for
training within its specialty. These standards are used by ACGME Review Committees to …

The major revision4 represents a significant shift toward competency-based medical
education (CBME) grounded in the needs of patients, families, and communities and away …