PERSONAL STATEMENT

Personal Statement

Personal Statement

The family residence's original role was assistant to primary-care physicians (AMA 1971). The family residence (as well as the nurse practitioner) emerged during a perceived widespread physician shortage. It was hoped that family residence would work mainly with physicians in rural and underserved areas to improve both the quality and the quantity of primary medical care. These are the reasons why I want to be a family residence.

To a very large extent, family residence achieved these intended objectives and were quickly incorporated into medical practice. Research performed after the introduction of these practitioners showed that they ...