Warren P. Newton

Jan 1, 2024 | jabfm.org | Warren P. Newton |Kevin Rode

On July 1, 2023, Family Medicine residencies entered the new world of competency-based residency education. The new residency standards1 greatly reduce the number of month or hour based requirements and, instead, expect residencies to assess competence explicitly across a wide variety of clinical areas.

Nov 27, 2023 | annfammed.org | Warren P. Newton |Irfan M. Asif |Amanda Weidner

On October 30, 2023, the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) and the NAPCRG convened a national summit to advance the next generation of plans to develop research in the specialty of family medicine. The product of 3 years of planning, with extensive input from the specialty, this extraordinary gathering was not merely an event, it was a catalyst for change, a celebration of unity, and a testament to our collective dedication to the discipline of family medicine.

Jan 23, 2023 | annfammed.org | Warren P. Newton |Andrew Bazemore |Lars Peterson

The recently released National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report counts development of strong and coordinated primary care leadership among the 7 critical facilitators required for the United States to succeed in Implementing High-Quality Primary Care.1 The results of many decades of neglecting primary care as the foundation of an effective health system are manifest as rapid gains in health outcomes over the past century begin to recede despite mounting investment,...