Early, short-term outcomes confirm that TRIUMPH is achieving its desired goals: attracting and preparing medical students to work with urban underserved communities. The program serves as a model to prepare physicians to meet the needs of urban HPSAs.
Students perceived that learning during longitudinal ambulatory clerkships had greater impact on skill enhancement than on attainment of knowledge-related objectives. Sources of variation in student opinion, perceptions of learning as a function of career preference, and correlation of students' perceptions of learning to demonstrable changes in their competence require further investigation.
Senior faculty in family medicine have significant career concerns and mentoring needs as they approach retirement, and these faculty can be valuable resources after retirement. As the age of faculty continues to rise, medical schools and specialty organizations can develop specific programs to meet the needs of these medical educators and better use this expertise in a time of limited resources.
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