Posts in Adolescent-Centered Care
Adolescent Medicine at the Crossroads: A Review of Fellowship Training and Recommendations for Reform 

by Harriette B. Fox, Margaret A. McManus, Jane E. Wilson, Angela Diaz, Arthur B. Elster, Marianne E. Felice, David W. Kaplan, Jonathan D. Klein, and Charles J. Wibbelsman, April 2008.
This special report examines the current state of adolescent medicine fellowship programs. It contains information on the supply and recruitment of fellows; the nature and content of clinical, research, and leadership training; the institutional and financial challenges facing training programs today; and offers recommendations for building the field. Information was obtained primarily from a national survey of adolescent medicine fellowship program directors, along with key informant interviews, and an extensive literature review. See more

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Under One Roof: Primary Care Models that Work for Adolescents

by Marian Sandmaier, Alyssa D. Bell, Harriette B. Fox, and Margaret A. McManus, May 2007.
This report describes a model of comprehensive, interdisciplinary physical, behavioral, and reproductive health care for adolescents operating in three different health care settings — a hospital outpatient department, office practice, and community health center. The strengths and flexibility of the three models are profiled in detail, along with the financing challenges these programs confront. Information was obtained through a site visit and multiple telephone interviews with the programs' providers and administrators. See more

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