National effort with 14 residency programs participating
Its goal is to develop a new approach to training Family Medicine residents for practicing in the 21st century
Curricular innovations are developed and implemented to prepare residents to work in the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
Many models for a new curriculum are being tested
Learn more about the national P4 project
Our P4 Project
Our curriculum is reorganized but remains three years in length
First year rotations are preceded by three Skill Building Block (SBB)/Family Medicine Intensives that are three to four weeks in length. SBBs focus on preparing residents for upcoming hospital rotations and introduce the PCMH.
Two months in the PGY2 are dedicated to developing PCMH skills
- Four areas of curricular emphasis
- Developing mastery in health behavior change counseling
- Community advocacy
- Information management and evidence-based medicine
- Using the Chronic Care Model approach to caring for patients in the outpatient practices
- Expanding outpatient practice time and fixed practice days during the second half of residency
- Active involvement in transforming the residency's practices into Patient-Centered Medical Homes
What P4 Adds to Our Residency
- A curriculum designed to prepare residents for the new 21st century primary care practice
- A learning community where faculty and residents learn from each other
- A chance to shape the future of Family Medicine residency education
- Skills for building and working with health care teams
- Opportunities to learn how to maximize the use of information technology to deliver high quality, patient-centered care
- Integration of practice-based care with community resources