Family Medicine Journal-May 2000, Vol. 32, No. 8

Clinical Research and Methods

Use of Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Disproprionate by Family Physicians
MP Shaffer; SR Feldman; AB Fleischer, Jr
(Fam Med 2000;32(8):561-5.)
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Essays and Commentarys

The Older I Get, the Better I Used to Be
Peter Curtis, MD
(Fam Med 2000;32(8):573-4.)
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International Family Medicine

New World Views: Preparing Physicians in Training for Global Health Work
C Haq; D Rothenberg; C Gjerde; J Bobula; C Wilson; L Bickley; A Cardelle; A Joseph
(Fam Med 2000;32(8):566-72.)
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Residency Education

Predictors of Physician Nursing Home Practice: Does What We Do in Residency Training Make a Difference?
JD Gazewood; DR Mehr
(Fam Med 2000;32(8):551-5.)
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The Reflecting Team: An Innovative Approach for Teaching Clinical Skills to Family Practice Residents
P Lebensohn-Chialvo; M Crago; CM Shisslak
(Fam Med 2000;32(8):556-60.)
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Entry of US Medical School Graduates Into Family Practice Residencies: 1999–2000 and 3-year Summary
PA Pugno; GT Schmittling; DS McPherson; NB Kahn, Jr
(Fam Med 2000;32(8):534-42.)
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Results of the 2000 National Resident Matching Program: Family Practice
PA Pugno; DS McPherson; GT Schmittling; NB Kahn, Jr
(Fam Med 2000;32(8):543-50.)
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Coronary Artery Disease in Women: What All Physicians Need to Know
Pamela Charney, ed, Philadelphia, American College of Physicians, 1999, 632 pp., $43, paperback.

20 Common Problems. Dermatology
Alan B. Fleischer, Jr, Steven R. Feldman, Aaron S. Katz, Beth D. Clayton, Hagerstown, Md, McGraw-Hill College, 2000, 303 pp., $34.95, paperback.

Evidence-based Clinical Practice: Concepts and Approaches
John Geyman, Richard A. Deyo, Scott D. Ramsey, eds, New York, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000, 177 pp., $35, paperback.

The Politics of Women’s Health: Exploring Agency and Autonomy
Susan Sherwin and The Feminist Health Care Ethics Research Network, Philadelphia, Temple University Press, 1998, $60 hardcover, $20 paperback.

Dilemmas in Family Medicine Education
Evaluating a Primary Care Vertically Integrated Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education
Patrick D. Bridge, PhD; Maryjean Schenk, MD, MPH; Sharon Popp, PhD
(Fam Med 2000;32(8):525-7.)
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For the Office-based Teacher of Family Medicine

Teaching at the Bedside
John P. Langlois, MD; Sarah Thach, MPH
(Fam Med 2000;32(8):528-30.)
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International Family Medicine Education

Japan
Departments of General Medicine to Play Important Role in Japan (The Working Group on the Education of General Medicine, Japan Society for Medical Education. Imanaka T, Koizumi S, Aoki M, et al. A curriculum on the undergraduate education of general medicine medical education. Medical Education (Japan) 1999 30(2):65-70.)

South Africa
Why Do Physicians Emigrate? (Van deer Vive JD, De Villas PJT. The migration of South African graduates to Canada: a survey of medical practitioners in Saskatchewan. South African Family Practice 2000;22:17-22.)

Poland
Health Promotion Counseling Seen as Important in Eastern Europe (Mierzecki A, Gasiorowski J, Pilawska H. The family doctor and health promotion. Polish experience and perspectives. European Journal of General Practice 2000; 6:57-61.)
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Food for Thought
Michelle E. Lutton, PsyD
(Fam Med 2000;32(8):531-2.)
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Letters to the Editor

More Focus Needed on Residency Curriculum
Bill Manahan, MD University of Minnesota

Changing the Format of Educational Rotations
Scott Wilson, MD J. Scott Reece, MD Ball Memorial Hospital FPR Muncie, Ind James F. McKenzie, PhD, MPH Ball State University

ECG Interpretation Remains an Important Skill
Ken Grauer, MD University of Florida
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The Play’s the Thing: Using Literature and Drama to Teach About Death and Dying
Warren Lee Holleman, PhD
Fam Med 2000;32(8):523-4.)
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President's Column