Focus on Change Agents to Change the Culture to Healthier
In family medicine we most need change agents and least need those who remain stagnant and unable to change the course of health access, of primary care, and of health outcomes for most Americans. We fail in training and in family medicine workforce because we fail in selection and preparation in ways that training cannot address. The STFM blog highlighted the quality improvement potential of family medicine residents. There is so much more potential for those that begin efforts much earlier and work throughout their lives as change agents. The Social Beginning Is the Beginning of Change Agents Potential medical students and others preparing for health and education careers should spend age 14 to 30 years working in their communities improving health, education, and local resources in their communities. These important interactive life experiences should be the most important determinants for selection as nurses, public health officers, or family physicians. Selectio...