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Preparing the Future Primary Care Workforce Together: Primary Care Faculty Development Initiative (PCFDI). Why We’re All Here and Why All of YOU are so Important. Medical Education Reform. Recognition of the need for reform of graduate medical education widespread
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Preparing the Future Primary Care Workforce Together:Primary Care Faculty Development Initiative (PCFDI) Why We’re All Here and Why All of YOU are so Important
Medical Education Reform • Recognition of the need for reform of graduate medical education widespread • Not sufficiently meeting the needs of the public for a 21st century healthcare system • Primary care an essential core of successful systems
What About Individual Physician Readiness – The Gaps Office-based Practice Competencies • Inter-Professional team skills • Clinical IT Meaningful Use skills • Population management skills • Reflective practice and CQI skills • Care Coordination • Continuity of Care • Leadership and management skills • Systems thinking • Procedural Skills Crosson Health Affairs 2011
The PCFDI • National faculty development effort that involves the three primary care disciplines of IM, FM and pediatrics We are looking for people with ideas and a deep desire to improve residencies PLUS help figure out how to rapidly develop faculty capacity across the entire nation.
Stakeholder “Blueprint” Meeting • January 2012 in Washington DC • Participants: • Employers (e.g. Paul Grundy, IBM) • Policy makers (e.g. Mary Wakefield, HRSA) • Health System leaders (e.g. Jay Crosson) • Program directors • Primary care specialty societies • Educators • Many others
Our Vision • Application of learning in a competent local clinical environment • Train the trainers back home • Create and evaluate a learning community approach at the local/regional level • All three disciplines collaborate and speak with one voice…more likely to obtain support at the institutional level
Our Funders • HRSA • Josiah Macy Foundation • American Board of Internal Medicine • American Board of Pediatrics • American Board of Family Medicine
Public-Private Funding Partnership • Allows for enhancements to the program • Sustainability • Commitment of three primary care boards to broader dissemination IF initial pilot demonstrates promise of effectiveness • Policy makers, educational community and funders watching with great interest
PCFDI Program • April 2013: 3 day face to face meeting • June 2013: Check-in Webinar • Aug-Sep 2013: Core faculty members visit each of the 4 teams to provide further guidance and training • Oct 2013: Post-site visit webinar • Jan 2014: 1 day face to face “Booster” meeting • Ongoing: Core faculty coaching
Steering Committee • Family Medicine • Larry Green, Perry Pugno and Sam Jones • Pediatrics • Gail McGuinness, Carol Carraccio • Internal Medicine • David Gary Smith, Eric Holmboe, Leslie Tucker • Wisdom: Kathleen Klink • Evaluation • Patrice Eiff (Project Director), Patty Carney