Maternity Care Tracks at US Family Medicine Residency Programs
| Autor: | W. Suzanne Eidson-Ton, Aimee R. Eden, Tyler W. Barreto, Valerie King, Steven E. Roskos, Julie Phillips |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Internship and Residency Residency program Track (rail transport) Accreditation Obstetrics Maternity care Underserved Population Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires Family medicine Respondent medicine Humans Female Maternal Health Services Family Practice Psychology Competence (human resources) |
| Zdroj: | Family Medicine. 53:857-863 |
| ISSN: | 0742-3225 |
| DOI: | 10.22454/fammed.2021.237852 |
| Popis: | Background and Objectives: The number of family physicians providing maternity care continues to decline, jeopardizing access to needed care for underserved populations. Accreditation changes in 2014 provided an opportunity to create family medicine residency maternity care tracks, providing comprehensive maternity care training only for interested residents. We examined the relationship between maternity care tracks and residents’ educational experiences and postgraduate practice. Methods: We included questions on maternity care tracks in an omnibus survey of family medicine residency program directors (PDs). We divided respondent programs into three categories: “Track,” “No Track Needed,” and “No Track.” We compared these program types by their characteristics, number of resident deliveries, and number of graduates practicing maternity care. Results: The survey response rate was 40%. Of the responding PDs, 79 (32%) represented Track programs, 55 (22%) No Track Needed programs, and 94 (38%) No Track programs. Residents in a track attended more deliveries than those not in a track (at Track programs) and those at No Track Needed and No Track programs. No Track Needed programs reported the highest proportion of graduates accepting positions providing inpatient maternity care in 2019 (21%), followed by Track programs (17%) and No Track programs (5%; P |
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