Recent Articles
Posted By: Carol Mendez
Fri Dec 7th, 2018
When we started the AFMRD Clinic First Collaborative our three main goals were to improve scheduling of residents in clinic to optimize continuity and resident engagement, improve empanelment and engage residents in clinic transformation. We have made great strides in all our goals thanks...
Posted By: Christian Gausvik
Wed Nov 28th, 2018
While we have always had a very strong residency, our inpatient experience has always been exceptional and our outpatient experience has always been the “left overs”. Over the last few years, we have made great strides, moving our Family Medicine Center onto our hospital campus, instead of a half ho
Posted By: Jason Rieser
Thu Nov 15th, 2018
Franciscan Health Family Medicine Residency Program applied for the collaborative to gain insight into overcoming some of the challenges we experience particularly in our outpatient clinic. However, we nearly failed miserably at our first task to simply bring a “token” that represented our program.
Posted By: Jessie Pettit
Wed Nov 7th, 2018
Everyone agrees, things could definitely be better … Jessie Pettit, program director
In the spring of 2015, our residency program prioritized working with our clinic leadership to improve our resident and faculty ambulatory experience. The year prior, our office developed a comprehensive, multidisc
Posted By: Wallace Baker
Wed Oct 31st, 2018
Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) applied to the collaborative with an initial goal of evaluating the feasibility of a clinic first model for scheduling and curriculum design. After the initial meeting in Kansas City we were inspired by some of the great ideas put forth by other programs in the