Patricia
Adam,
MD, MSPH
Professor, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
University of Minnesota
Patricia "Pita" Adam, MD, MSPH, is the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health's vice chair for clinical affairs. She teaches in the University of Minnesota Medical Center Family Medicine Residency. She oversees four family medicine residency clinics and is a member of the Primary Care Executive Team within our Primary Care Service Line. As an academic leader in the Service Line, she has been instrumental in promoting and building a Practice Based Research Network across the community and residency primary care clinics. She has also led research studying communication training, team-based care, and operational optimization of teaching clinics. She is highly committed to developing teams and interprofessional collaborative work both across medical disciplines and across professions.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Introduction: A significant number of family medicine faculty and residents describe practicing in their residency clinics negatively. Faculty are often part time ambulatory clinicians with academic interests that conflict with their clinic duties. Residents are faced with a steep learning curve around the complexity and efficiencies of ambulatory medicine. Both roles must navigate a complex environment of competing priorities in order to provide patients with the best possible care. To do this efficiently, it’s critical that we understand and act on the opportunities, barriers, and drivers…