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Implementation issues in generalist education

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Devising a strategy for the implementation of a generalist medical educational program can be aided by grouping the many issues to be addressed into developmental stages. In this way, problems can be anticipated and resources marshalled. Initially, leadership and institutional support for the program must be developed. Next, detailed financial, curricular, and site planning must be undertaken. Implementation of the program must contend with faculty, site, and trainee concerns while consolidating financial and institutional support. Finally, in institutionalizing the program, financing must be secured and ongoing evaluation should provide information necessary to regularly reassess the program and renew its goals.

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  1. the Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago

    Maurice Lemon MD, MPH

  2. the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle

    Thomas Greer MD, MPH

  3. the Department of Pediatrics, Boston City Hospital, and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

    Benjamin Siegel MD

  4. Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, 1835 West Harrison Avenue, 60612, Chicago, IL

    Maurice Lemon MD, MPH

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Lemon, M., Greer, T. & Siegel, B. Implementation issues in generalist education. J Gen Intern Med 9 (Suppl 1), S98–S104 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02598124

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