Community-Based Teaching: A Guide to Developing Education Programs for Medical Students and Residents in the Practitioner's Office

Deutsch SL, Noble J; eds. 284 pages. Philadelphia: American Coll Physicians; 1997. $25.00. ISBN 0943126592. Order phone 800-523-1546, extension 2600.

Field of medicine: Medical education.

Format: Softcover book.

Audience: Course directors newly charged with developing community-based educational programs and community-based faculty interested in medical education.

Purpose: As medical care shifts from an inpatient to an outpatient focus and as academic health centers struggle to compete in a managed care environment, successful innovation in medical student and resident education in community-based settings is necessary. This book explains how to plan teaching programs with volunteer faculty in office and community settings.

Content: The book discusses how to recruit, train, and maintain a quality cadre of …