Family medicine
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The annual meetings of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) and the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) are important peer-reviewed venues for family medicine academicians to present their research. However, a relatively small number of individuals actually hear each presentation. In order to permanently share their research with a large number of peers, these presenters need to take the next step and publish completed manuscripts. This study examined the frequency with which presentations at these meetings are eventually published. ⋯ Approximately half of the presentations at STFM and NAPCRG annual meeting are published within 4 to 5 years. This is consistent with publication rates found for other specialty meetings. The reasons for not publishing are numerous and need to be better elucidated to help family medicine academicians complete the research loop and disseminate their findings to the scientific community.
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Family medicine fellowship training has increased in extent and diversity over the past 15 years. We conducted a national survey to study the present status of fellowship training in our discipline. ⋯ Fellowship training in family medicine offers a wide variety of opportunities for career development, but this data suggests that there are areas in which special attention should be placed to facilitate the most appropriate advancement of fellowship training in our discipline.