Journal of general internal medicine
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Evidence is growing that interprofessional team-based models benefit providers, trainees, and patients, but less is understood about the experiences of staff who work beside trainees learning these models. ⋯ Increased recognition of and expanded support for PCMH staff members to participate in educational endeavors is essential as interprofessional training clinics grow.
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Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training is growing across internal medicine graduate medical education, but lack of trained faculty is a barrier to many programs. Interprofessional education (IPE) may offer a solution but must overcome potential biases of trainees. ⋯ Interprofessional POCUS education can improve residents' perceptions towards IPE, increase their level of respect for sonographers, and motivate interest in future interprofessional collaboration.
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The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) was established in part to improve chronic disease management, yet evidence is limited for effects on patients with multimorbidity. ⋯ Multimorbid patients engaged in care from clinics with higher PCMH implementation received higher quality care across several quality domains, but this association was reduced in patients with > 5 chronic diseases.