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 …

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 …

Family medicine stands at a critical point in its history. To achieve a place of enhanced
prominence within American medicine, the discipline must acknowledge the fundamental …

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 …

Family Medicine residency programs must change substantially to prepare for new family
physicians a model of practice for the 21st century. This article describes 10 essential skills …

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 …

There is an imperative for change in the process of how Family Medicine is delivered. A New
Model of Family Medicine (1) is ready for experimentation, application and education for a …

Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P4): Residency Training in Family Medicine for
the Future | American Board of Family Medicine Skip to main content Main menu HOME …

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 …

It is a privilege to respond to the proposed model for the future of family medicine education
as put forth by Dr. Perry Pugno. 1 Many of the ideas he shares are similar to my own, but I …