BACKGROUND The current state of affairs is that as a specialty, we underperform in
scholarly and research output compared with our peers in other specialties, 4 and although …

PURPOSE Building research capacity and increasing scholarly productivity are identified
needs of the specialty of family medicine. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical …

The future of family medicine depends on a thriving research enterprise that requires a clear
vision, commitment, and investment of resources. We have made great progress. A recent …

Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Review Committee-Family Medicine (RC-FM). 1
These guidelines require faculty to establish and maintain an environment of inquiry and …

Background In the specialty of family medicine, a consensus is emerging nationally on the
need for a greater focus on increasing research capacity to match a well-established culture …

On March 1, 2010, I became the 4th editor in the 31-year history of the journal Family
Medicine. Since then, I have been asked dozens of times to describe what changes are in …

Journal of American Board of Family Medicine continues a decades-long analysis of
research in family medicine. It almost seems that doing research about doing research is …

BACKGROUND As stated in the Future of Family Medicine report,“participation in the
generation of new knowledge must become integral to the activities of all family physicians …

Background and Objectives: This study compared the training programs and career paths of
family medicine graduates in the National Research Service Award (NRSA) Program for …

Background and Objectives: The future of family medicine is closely tied to the strength of
family medicine research. Physicians with fellowship training have been shown to be more …