1 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 2 Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 3 Center of Human Development and Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ. 4 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University ...

José Leiva-Fernández: MD, MHS. Vélez Sur Health Centre. Área Sanitaria Málaga Este-Axarquía. Vélez Málaga (Málaga), Spain. [email protected] Francisca Leiva-Fernández: MD, MHS. Multiprofesional Family and Community Medicine Teaching Unit of Primary Care Trust Málaga. Málaga, Spain. [email protected] Antonio García-Ruiz: MD, MHS. Farmacoeconomy and SRI Unit., Farmacoec...

Knee injuries represent the most common problem facing the sports medicine community. As sports participation continues to increase, so does the likelihood of sustaining a debilitating knee impairment. Thus, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of these injuries are important to both the athlete and the treating physician. Surgery is often a viable option; however, most of these injuries a...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Few studies address the satisfaction of community preceptors in different specializations. This study compares preceptor satisfaction of family physicians with other physician specialties. METHODS All 1,221 physician preceptors in a statewide system received surveys by mail. RESULTS Almost 67% returned questionnaires. The group consisted of 46% family physicians, 2...

OBJECTIVES To assess the knowledge and practice preferences of anaphylaxis in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians by practice setting, and to identify factors associated with intramuscular (IM) epinephrine administration and admission of patients with anaphylaxis. STUDY DESIGN The cohort was a cross-sectional convenience sample; potential participants were recruited using contact in...

BACKGROUND There is an increasing emphasis on teaching community-responsive care and population health in medical education. This focus requires a multidimensional perspective on community health that examines the determinants, ranges, and variations of health status and disease in the community as a whole. DESCRIPTION The Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of ...