By this time, most of you have heard or read about the joint initiative between the American
Board of Family Medicine and the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors …

The initial goal of the Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P4) Initiative is
innovation in family medicine residency training, in real-life situations, in various settings …

Program directors work each day to produce graduates prepared for future practice yet
rooted in the ideals and values of the classic family medicine past. Residency programs are …

Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P4): Residency Training in Family Medicine for
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When the basic structure and content of family medicine residency training was defined in
the 1960s, the overarching goal was to replenish the ranks of declining numbers of general …

T he Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P4) project has been like a coastal
lighthouse, helping us navigate the shoals of transforming residency programs and guiding …

S teven Johnson, in his research of the greatest innovations during the past 700 years,
concludes the majority were a result of collaborative efforts. 1 In this issue of Family …

Abstract Background and Objectives: The Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P4)
project (2007 to 2014) involved a comparative case study of experiments conducted by 14 …

Family Medicine Residency programs must innovate rapidly to attract applicants, compete
for patients, deliver quality, and ensure that all graduates can deliver New Model care …

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