The home visit in the multidisciplinary teaching of primary care physicians.

Abstract

Evaluating a person's physical and psychological make-up and his physical and cultural environment are skills that must be learned by physicians-in-training. The faculty of the Boston City Hospital Primary Care Training Program at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center uses the home visit to help residents develop these skills. This article discusses the home visit program and its impact on residents, their patients, and the faculty.