Mathematical Modeling and the Redesign of a Teaching Ambulatory Clinic.

Baker, Duke H.; Mamlin, Joseph

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ERIC Number: EJ141501

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Publication Date: 1976

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Mathematical Modeling and the Redesign of a Teaching Ambulatory Clinic

Baker, Duke H.; Mamlin, Joseph

Journal of Medical Education, 51, 7, 573-77, Jul 76

Mathematical modeling was utilized in the planning and decision-making process involved in reorganizing a teaching clinic to effect continuity of care. The model interrelated physicians, time, and space, facilitating value judgments and decisions. The reorganization was successful and the outcomes remarkably similar to model predictions. (Editor/JT)

Descriptors: Administration, Clinics, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Hospital Personnel, Mathematical Models, Medical Services, Scheduling, Staff Utilization

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