The long-awaited conclusions and recommendations of the Future of Family Medicine project are expected to be finalized this month and published as a supplement to the March/April Annals of Family Medicine. But for those wanting a sneak preview, the project's Web site summarizes the findings and proposed recommendations.
As part of the project, begun in 2001, the specialty asked the public, family physicians and other physicians questions designed to help family medicine transform and renew itself. Project leaders retained a research firm to analyze the findings for an objective look at perceptions of the specialty. The six organizations in the project, including the AAFP, have considered the analysis and helped shape directions the specialty might take.
The proposed recommendations reflect the specialty's priorities, such as creating a new model for family medicine, developing a research agenda, providing patient-centered care and achieving health care coverage for all. For more information, go to http://www.futurefamilymed.org, click on "Project Update," accept the terms for viewing, and click on "Recommendations" on the left. Because feedback is vital to the Future of Family Medicine project, you may make comments or request more information via e-mail to ffm@aafp.org.
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