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Welcome to AMSA's Primary Care Interest Group!
When you hear the phrase "primary care," what comes to mind? It is a
buzzword that we as medical and pre-medical students hear quite
frequently in terms of ranking the nation's top medical schools or
encouraging us to enter primary care as a field -- but what does it mean
and why is it important? Even medical organizations and professional
societies each seem to have their own particular take on what primary
care is and is not, based on what kinds of care are provided to
patients, by which individual(s), and in what setting(s).
The goal of the primary care interest group is to provide the forum in
which we can all begin to explore what primary care means for us as
individuals and for our future patients. During the year, we will
provide monthly topics for discussion to serve as starting points for
our conversations on the listserv. In addition, we will be updating this
website to provide you with the resources, references, and toolkits
necessary for educating your friends and yourself about this topic,
especially as part of AMSA's National Primary Care Week.
Thank you for your interest!
- Jonathan and Damian
Topic of discussion for April 2008: What does the phrase "primary
care" mean to you?
GET INVOLVED
- Join our Primary Care Listserve
- Take Part in National Primary Care Week
- The date and theme for NPCW 2008 have not been decided upon yet.
However, if you have ideas for this year's theme or are just interested
in learning more about this exciting opportunity, check out the
information from last year's program on Community-Based
Primary Care: Promoting Justice in Health.
RESOURCES
BOOKS TO PROMOTE PRIMARY CARE DISCUSSIONS
The Social Transformation of American Medicine
Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History.
A Textbook of Family Medicine
"This is undoubtedly the most important publication on the discipline of family medicine, but more to the point, the concept of patient-centered care [proposed in the book] will recast medical care. This revolution, thanks to Dr. McWhinney, is well under way around the world."
Lynn Carmichael, M.D., Chair Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Miami School of Medicine
Doctoring: The Nature of Primary Care Medicine
"Doctoring is a contribution of unexpected breadth--iconoclastic in conception and rich in insight. One can only hope that its words resonate in the minds of the nation's policy planners and in the hearts of our primary-care doctors."
Jerome E. Groopman, The Wall Street Journal
Big Doctoring in America: Profiles in Primary Care
“In the words of GPs and other generalized caregivers, the author identifies the rewards and hassles of this type of practice. This theme has been treated in a more scholarly manner in several other publications, such as Promoting Human Wellness; however, Mullan's work, aimed at the general reader, underscores an important issue in American healthcare and makes a compelling statement. For larger public libraries.”
Margaret K. Norden, Marymount Univ. Lib., Arlington,
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
ONLINE RESOURCES
American Academy of Family Physicians
- News and Publications: Contains articles related to primary care medicine. Most articles published by the AAFP are available to all. You can search the sight for specific topics, but the articles are not organized into categories like the Canadian Family Physician website.
- Virtual Family Medicine Interest Group: Find information about family medicine, medical school, residency, clinical resources, leadership and service, campus programming, and more. Very cool!
- American Family Physician CME quizzes: Take online quizzes and check your answers!
- Evidence Based Medicine Tool Kit: A guide to evidence-base medicine and resources.
- Policy and Advocacy: Contains information on primary care medicine, current policy in Washington and how you can help change it.
Canadian Family Physician
Offers online, full-text, resources related to family practice, including:
- Commentary: A collection of articles related to primary care delivery.
- Debates: These articles debate hot topics related to primary care.
- Motherisk Update: Articles related to pregnancy and primary care.
- Dermacase: Dermatology articles related to primary care.
- Case Report: A collection of primary care related case studies.
- Practice Tips: Learn treatment and care tips from seasoned GPs!
- Clinical Review: Review hot topics related to primary care medicine.
- Research: Get up-to-date articles on the latest research.
- Critical Appraisal: A closer look at some important issues surrounding primary care.
- Vital Signs: These editorials address topics such as, physician shortages, opportunities in primary care, and stories from primary care physicians.
National Health Service Corps
Primary Care Educational Modules: The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Educational Program for Clinical and Community Issues in Primary Care. Download free modules on a variety of issues related to primary care medicine.
Need Information Fliers to Hand out at Events?
See familydoctor.org for a variety of materials that you can use at your next primary care event!
PROJECT GUIDES
Projects-in-a-Box: These
short publications were developed by the AMSA Foundation's Generalist
Physicians-in-Training project under a grant form the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation. They offer a quick way to get up-to-speed
on a primary care topic, along with resource lists and chapter
project ideas.
OTHER PRIMARY CARE RESOURCES
Many national groups work to promote primary care, universal
health care access, and health promotion and disease prevention.
The following is a short list of groups you might be interested
in contacting:
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