2024
Culture change and lessons learned from ten years in the VA centers of excellence in primary care education
Weppner W, Singh M, Wipf J, Shunk R, Woodard L, Brienza R. Culture change and lessons learned from ten years in the VA centers of excellence in primary care education. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 457. PMID: 38671440, PMCID: PMC11047004, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05390-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care educationCare educationVeterans AffairsQuality of chronic disease managementInterprofessional clinical learning environmentTeam-based primary careVA primary care clinicsVA Centers of ExcellenceEducational strategiesPatient care metricsPrimary care clinicsChronic disease managementPatient outcomesPrimary care careersTeam training interventionsQuality improvement approachReduce emergency departmentClinical learning environmentHealth care valueInterprofessional learning environmentMultisite demonstration projectPatient-level outcomesTeam-based approachAmbulatory care trainingOperational improvement activities
2020
Experiences of Patient-Centered Medical Home Staff Team Members Working in Interprofessional Training Environments
Newell S, O’Brien B, Brienza R, Dulay M, Strewler A, Manuel JK, Tuepker A. Experiences of Patient-Centered Medical Home Staff Team Members Working in Interprofessional Training Environments. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 2976-2982. PMID: 32728958, PMCID: PMC7573084, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06055-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Care FacilitiesDelivery of Health CareHumansLeadershipPatient Care TeamPatient-Centered CareConceptsTraining clinicExperiences of staffStaff membersThematic analytic approachSemi-structured interviewsParticipant groupsTraining environmentTeam membersTheme developmentTraineesHome staff membersAnalytic approachLearning initiativesExperienceBenefit providersPsychologyInterprofessional collaborationPositive spillover effectsEducational roleEducational endeavorsTeamStaffSatisfactionEducational effortsLeadership
2016
Addressing outpatient continuity for ambulatory training: A novel tool for longitudinal primary care sign out
Long T, Uradu A, Castillo R, Brienza R. Addressing outpatient continuity for ambulatory training: A novel tool for longitudinal primary care sign out. Education For Health 2016, 29: 51-55. PMID: 26996800, DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.178923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patientsPatient care issuesInternal medicine residentsOutpatient continuityHealth professional traineesInterprofessional training modelPrimary care educationPrimary carePatient followInterprofessional traineesAmbulatory settingCare issuesAmbulatory trainingPatientsCare educationMedicine residentsSignsProfessional traineesTrainees' attitudesTraineesClinicFollowCareNovel tool
2015
The Development of Professional Identity and the Formation of Teams in the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System’s Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education Program (CoEPCE)
Meyer EM, Zapatka S, Brienza RS. The Development of Professional Identity and the Formation of Teams in the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System’s Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education Program (CoEPCE). Academic Medicine 2015, 90: 802-809. PMID: 25551857, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConnecticutCooperative BehaviorEducation, Medical, GraduateEducation, Nursing, GraduateHumansInternal MedicineInterprofessional RelationsLongitudinal StudiesModels, EducationalNurse PractitionersPatient Care TeamPrimary Health CareQualitative ResearchSelf ConceptSocial IdentificationUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsImplementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education
Doolittle BR, Tobin D, Genao I, Ellman M, Ruser C, Brienza R. Implementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education. Education For Health 2015, 28: 74-78. PMID: 26261119, DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.161916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-centered medical home (PCMH) modelPatient-centered medical homeEmergency room visitsMid-level providersHealth care personnelMedical home modelTeam-based approachThird-party payersRoom visitsPrimary careMedical homePhysician training programsCare personnelEfficient carePhysician groupsHome modelParty payersGraduate Medical EducationAccreditation CouncilCare
2014
Moving from silos to teamwork: integration of interprofessional trainees into a medical home model
Long T, Dann S, Wolff ML, Brienza RS. Moving from silos to teamwork: integration of interprofessional trainees into a medical home model. Journal Of Interprofessional Care 2014, 28: 473-474. PMID: 24593328, DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2014.891575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTeam-based careVeterans AffairsPatient Aligned Care TeamsEffective team-based careFuture providersMedical home modelOne-year postPrimary care workforcePrimary care educationVA centersCare teamInterprofessional traineesHealth outcomesInterprofessional teamwork trainingClinic efficiencyFaculty providersHealth professionalsInterprofessional careClinical fellowshipHome modelCare educationVA systemCare workforceInterprofessional collaborationInterprofessional training