Residents are expected to attend core conferences during the rotation and special lectures oriented to ambulatory medicine. Primary care residents remain responsible for primary clinics and scheduled behavioral medicine rounds. Residents are assigned appropriate reading by attending physicians. Patient care teaching conferences are held at the end of clinic sessions to discuss interesting cases or problems seen that day. The ambulatory medicine attending staff evaluates residents on an ongoing basis.
Constructive criticism is given in areas of weakness.
Residents are given assistance in improving skills. Evaluation is provided by chart audit and end of rotation evaluation forms which are shared with each resident personally and with the Progress and Promotions Committee. This is reviewed by the associate director and the director of the residency. Annually, the ambulatory medicine supervisor and responsible faculty submit evaluations of the training program.