The cornerstone of ambulatory care training for internal medicine residents is the continuity
clinic, which often serves medically and psychosocially complex patients. We conducted and …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND There have been recent calls for improved internal medicine
outpatient training, yet assessment of clinical and educational variables within existing …

Background Continuity clinics are a critical component of outpatient internal medicine
training. Little is known about the population of patients cared for by residents and how …

BACKGROUND Many have called for ambulatory training redesign in internal medicine (IM)
residencies to increase primary care career outcomes. Many believe dysfunctional, clinic …

Background Internal medicine programs are redesigning ambulatory training to improve the
resident experience and answer the challenges of conflicting clinical responsibilities …

Background Many internal medicine (IM) programs have reorganized their resident
continuity clinics to improve trainees' ambulatory experience. Downstream effects on …

To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Wieland and colleagues regarding
the redesign of their residency program to a 50/50 alternating ambulatory–inpatient …

Introduction Failure to schedule timely follow-up appointments may impair continuity and
quality of care, especially for patients with low health literacy and unstable living situations …

Setting and Problem Continuity of care is associated with improved patient and physician
satisfaction, increased use of preventive care, and decreased hospitalizations and …

T he Authors' Reply—Dr. Buckhold and colleagues report their experience with residency
continuity clinics following the transition of their program to a 50/50 outpatient–inpatient …