The need for a cost-effective decision-making process is increasingly seen as a challenge within modern family practice. The role of family practice research is well recognized in countries with readily available resources and capacity. However, the situation is different in a number of countries with limited financial resources and current low research capacity. This article reports on an empi...

Financial and operational benchmarking data for family practice residency programs within the University of Washington Network were established for the year 2000. Data were systematically collected by standardized questionnaire, evaluated for quality and verified, and then analyzed. Revenues, expenses, faculty structures, productivity, and family practice center staffing models are reported, us...

This article reports on a national study of collaborative relationships between general practitioners and other health care providers in 20 Division of General Practice projects. It argues that health care organisations will need to collaborate with others in the future and that much can be learnt from the literature on collaborative networks in business and community organisations. Successful ...

Reflective abstraction is an activity to construct mathematical concepts through similarities and combinations of existing structures reorganized into four levels: (1) recognition, (2) representation, (3) structural abstraction, (4) awareness. Each individual has different characteristics cognitive style in processing information. Differences affect the individual's ability understand problem. ...

INTRODUCTION Shortages in the Australian medical workforce have been a concern for the rural sector and government alike for many years. The Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care has implemented the Government's Regional Health Strategy to secure a rural education and training network which, it is hoped, will increase the availability and viability of rural health services in the long...

BACKGROUND There is limited understanding of the impact of Triple C competency-based curriculums on the preparation of residents for family practice. This paper describes a competency-based curriculum within an integrated longitudinal block design and presents preliminary evaluation data on the impact of this curriculum on preparedness for family practice. METHODS First and second year family...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the present study was to explore the current use of supervision groups and the value of such groups for today's Danish general practitioners (GPs). MATERIAL AND METHODS A questionnaire was sent to a representative sample comprising 10% of GPs registered with the Organisation of General Practitioners in Denmark. RESULTS More than 60% of Danish GPs have participated in...

OBJECTIVE To report the process of introduction, development and sustenance of a curriculum for a department of general practice in the context of changing curricula required by the General Medical Council. SETTING AND CONTEXT Tayside Centre for General Practice, the Department of General Practice within Dundee University Medical School. METHODS Use of action research methodology common in ...

General practice-based research activity is increasing rapidly, particularly for large, collaborative, multi-centre studies. We conducted semi-structured interviews with general practitioners and other professionals at practices in the East London and the City Health Authority area, to investigate the difficulties presented by becoming involved in these studies. Interviewees' main concerns were...