And he added that a fundamental principle of family medicine that is a part of training, continuity of care, appears to be inconsistent with the Staff Care findings.
“Our tracking and our experiences [suggest that] our people are looking for a place where they want to practice for a period of time, and that is consistent with what family medicine and your training is all about,” Dr. Wergin said. “If you look at the core principles of family medicine, even in training they track continuity of care, so [during] the 3-year track, they want those in residency to follow [patients] through the whole 3 years.
Dr. Wergin also suggested that the timing of the survey may have led to the numbers regarding lack of commitments in terms of careers post graduation, as it was taken when third-year residents are typically just beginning the process of considering postgraduation opportunities.