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ReviewCanadian medical education journal2020

A narrative review of ambulatory care education in Canadian internal medicine.

Gillian Spiegle, Penny Yin, Sarah Wright, Stella Ng, Tara O'Brien, Farah Friesen, Michael Friesen, Rupal Shah

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Review in Canadian medical education journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Gillian SpiegleDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Penny YinDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sarah WrightThe Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Stella NgCentre for Faculty Development, Unity Health Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Tara O'BrienDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Farah FriesenCentre for Faculty Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Michael FriesenDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Rupal ShahDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Canadian healthcare system faces increasing patient volumes and complexity amidst funding constraints. Ambulatory care offers a potential solution to some of these challenges. Despite growing emphasis on the provision of ambulatory care, there has been a relative paucity of ambulatory care training curricula within Canadian internal medicine residency programs. We conducted a narrative review to understand the current state of knowledge on postgraduate ambulatory care education (ACE), in order to frame a research agenda for Canadian Internal Medicine ACE.

methodsWe searched OVID Medline, Embase, and PsycINFO for articles that included the concepts of ambulatory care and medical or health professions education from 2005-2015. After sorting for inclusion/exclusion, we analyzed 30 articles, looking for dominant claims about ACE in Internal Medicine literature.

resultsWe found three claims. First, ACE is considered to be a necessary component of medical training because of its distinction from inpatient learning environments. Second, current models of ambulatory care clinics do not meet residency education needs. Third, ACE presents opportunities to develop non-medical expert roles.

conclusionsThe findings of our narrative review highlight a need for additional research regarding ACE in Canada to inform optimal ambulatory internal medicine training structures and alignment of educational and societal needs.

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PMID33349759
PMCPMC7749669

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