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Traditional and Block Scheduling Challenges and Solutions for Internal Medicine Residents

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This chapter reviews the most common scheduling models used in internal medicine residency programs. The true impact of different scheduling models on outcomes such as patient continuity, access to care, resident satisfaction, and clinical outcomes has been evaluated in a handful of studies. This chapter will review the current evidence surrounding scheduling models. Each scheduling model has potential benefits and barriers that should be considered when a residency is considering converting to a new model.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Boise VA Medical Center;, University of Washington-Boise, Boise, ID, USA

    William Weppner M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.

  2. Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Craig Noronha M.D., F.A.C.P.

  3. Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center;, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Mamta (Mimi) K. Singh M.D., M.S., F.A.C.P.

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  1. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    Lee Bach Lu

  2. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    Ernie-Paul Barrette

  3. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Craig Noronha

  4. University of Vermont, Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    Halle G. Sobel

  5. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Daniel G. Tobin

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Weppner, W., Noronha, C., Singh, M.(.K. (2018). Traditional and Block Scheduling Challenges and Solutions for Internal Medicine Residents. In: Lu, L., Barrette, EP., Noronha, C., Sobel, H., Tobin, D. (eds) Leading an Academic Medical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68267-9_9

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