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Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training

2019

AUTHOR(S)
Levin, Zachary
Meyers, Peter
Peterson, Lars E
Habib, A
Bazemore, Andrew W
TOPIC(S)
Education & Training
KEYWORD(S)
Graduate Medical Education
Initial Certification Questionnaire
JABFM Policy Brief
VOLUME
32(2):134-135

Family medicine residents who graduate from Federally Qualified Health Center-aligned Teaching Health Center (THC) training residencies are nearly twice as likely to pursue employment in safety-net settings compared with non-THC graduates. This trend has been consistent over the past few years, suggesting that the program is fulfilling its mission to strengthen primary care in underserved settings.

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