The reasons for the University of Michigan's decision to end development of a health maintenance organization are outlined from its different perspectives as an employer, health care provider, and medical school. Among the considerations were employee attitudes, insurance costs, competition, and revenue sources of the medical school. (MSE)

Describes the involvement of residents in designing their curriculum, monitoring their work and learning settings, selecting their peers, evaluating their peers and faculty in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Implications for patient care, future physicians, medical departments, and medical…