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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Restructuring VA Ambulatory Care and Medical Education: The PACE Model of Primary Care.
Cope, Dennis W.; And Others
Academic Medicine, v71 n7 p761-71 Jul 1996
The Veterans' Administration new Primary Ambulatory Care and Education (PACE) program at the Sepulveda (California) VA Medical Center, departs from traditional VA medical education models by shifting focus of care from inpatient to outpatient settings. The program uses an interdisciplinary team approach and stresses managed primary care. Aspects of the PACE program (strategic planning, reorganization, quality improvement) useful to other institutions are described. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Delivery Systems, Educational Change, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Medical Education, Medical Services, Models, Organizational Change, Primary Health Care, Professional Education, Program Design, Public Agencies, Quality Control, Strategic Planning, Team Teaching, Veterans
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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