February 2003 , Vol. 35, No. 2

Employment Opportunities
  

RESIDENCY EDUCATION

The Effect of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act on Family Practice Residen cy Training Programs
R Schneeweiss, RA Rosenblatt, S Dovey, LG Hart, FM Chen, S Casey GE Fryer Jr
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The Relationship of Residency Performance to Match Status and US Versus International Graduate Status
J Blonski, S Rahm
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Nutrition Education in Family Practice Residency Programs
D Deen, E Spencer, K Kolasa
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CLINICAL RESEARCH AND METHODS

Aspirin & Ibuprofen: Potential Mediators of the Cardiovascular Risk Due to Smoking?
AG Mainous III, WS Pearson
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Patient Pain: Its Influence on Primary Care Physician-Patient Interaction
KD Bertakis, R Azari, EJ Callahan
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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

Building Capacity for Research in Family Medicine: Is the Blueprint Faulty?
P Curtis, WP Dickinson, JF Steiner, BP Lanphear, KO Vu
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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Best Practices Research
JW Mold, ME Gregory
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COMMENTARY

Family Medicine Soup
C Haq
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The Importance of Track Records in Developing Family Medicine Research
AG Mainous III
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DEPARTMENTS

Book Reviews
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Letters to the Editor

- New Research The Family Physician Workforce in New York City: Implications for Family Medicine Predoctoral Education
- Are Family Physicians Willing to Use Pharmacogenetics for Smoking Cessation Therapy?

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For The Office Based Teacher of Family Medicine
Benefits of a Preceptor Focus Group: A Model of Interaction Among Academic and Community Faculty
Jeff Suzewits , DO, MPH; Julie Robbs, MA; Amber Barnhart, MD
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Innovations in Family Medicine Education
Minnesota’s Rural Health School: Interdisciplinary Community Education
Daniel G. Mareck, MD
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Lessons From Our Learners
A Different Kind of Life
Melinda E. Glines , MD
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Literature and the Arts in Medical Education
On Doing Nothing
Deborah L. Schultz, MD
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International Family Medicine Education

- Brazil Does Having a Family Physician Increase Appropriate Use of the ER? (Stein AT, Harzheim E, Costa M, Busnello E, Rodrigues LC. The relevance of continuity of care: a solution for the chaos in the emergency services. Fam Pract 2002; 19:207-10.)
- Canada What Do Family Doctors Think of Walk-in Clinics?
(Brown JB, Sangster LM, Ostbye T, Barnsley JM, Mathews M, Ogilvie G. Walk-in clinics: patient expectations and family physician availability. Fam Pract 2002;19: 202-6.)
- United Kingdom Are There Improved Outcomes in Patients With Lowback Pain If They Get a Lumbar Spine X ray?
(Kerry S, Hilton S, Dundas D, Rink E, Oakeshott P. Radiography for low-back pain: a randomized controlled trial and observational study in primary care. Br J Gen Pract 2002;52:469-74.)