THE EXTENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE TOPICS TAUGHT IN MILITARY FAMILY-PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS .1. A SURVEY OF CURRENT MILITARY FAMILY-PRACTICE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS

The Military Unique Curricula (MUC) was published in 1988 as a guideli ne for instruction at military residencies in military-specific topics , To evaluate the degree of implementation and the perceived necessity of the MUC curricula and the attitudes and logistical factors relevan t to military medicine instruction in military family practice residen cies, questionnaires were sent to all 18 military family practice resi dency directors, The results reveal a wide range of opinions regarding the importance of military medicine and the amount of instruction of military medicine topics among the residency programs. The total numbe r of topics taught was correlated (p < 0.05) with years as residency d irector, awareness of the MUC, and an opinion that the material would not be better taught at service-specific schools, There appears to hav e been little influence of the MUC on the curricula of military family practice residencies since its publication.