RT Journal
A1 Fiscella K, Epstein RM
T1 Even more to do and even less time: Resident education and the future of primary care—reply
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2009
FD July 13
VO 169
IS 13
SP 1241
OP 1247
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.189
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.189
AB 
Kleczek and Baumert make 2 related and important points. They argue that residency work environment affects trainees' decisions to enter primary care and that residency training should reflect future practice. We agree on both counts. Residency training sites serve large numbers of poor, minority, and uninsured patients, and faculty are dedicated to insuring high-quality care. Yet, despite increasingly early exposure to patients and faculty, fewer students and residents pursue careers in primary care and even fewer work with underserved patients.1