Primary care fellowship in diabetes: an innovative program in postgraduate diabetes education.
Teach Learn Med
; 21(4): 334-43, 2009 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20183361
BACKGROUND: To address the need of caring for the growing number of patients with diabetes, East Carolina University implemented a 1-year fellowship in diabetes. Most of the region has been designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas. DESCRIPTION: The objective of the fellowship is to educate primary care physicians to serve as regional specialists in diabetes. The program is administered by physicians, educators, and representatives of the university's affiliated teaching hospital. The curriculum includes clinical, didactic, and experiential learning strategies in outpatient and inpatient settings. Adult and pediatric endocrinologists, obstetricians, and generalists mentor and evaluate the fellows. EVALUATION: This innovative training program has improved the availability of high-quality diabetes care for underserved patients in the region. Mean glycemic control in fellows' patients improved and other clinical endpoints were also met. CONCLUSIONS: A 1-year diabetes fellowship is a replicable solution to address the need for diabetes care specialists.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Atención Primaria de Salud
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Educación de Postgrado en Medicina
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Becas
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Medicina
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Teach Learn Med
Asunto de la revista:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
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MEDICINA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos