The goal of this presentation is to provide strategies and core competencies in conducting group medical visits for all levels of learners. Group visits are ideal in addressing common primary care issues such as prenatal care, camp/sports physicals, chronic health issues and health behaviors contributing to disease and disability, such as smoking, diet, exercise and excessive alcohol use. They have shown to improve patient and physician satisfaction, decrease specialty and hospital medical costs, and improve physical outcomes and functioning. Group medical visits can train residents in motivational interviewing, group facilitation and brief, disease-oriented medical visits. FMDRL_ID: 623#STFMAnnualSpringConference #2006 #Conferences