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17-01-2024 | Lactation | Concise Research Report
Supporting Lactation: US Internal Medicine Residency Programs Still Lack Program-Specific Lactation Policies
Authors:
Virginia Sheffield, MD, Madison Breeden, MD, Kayla Kolbe, MD, MS, Winnie Y. Zou, MD, PhD, Mary Finta, MD, Sarah Hartley, MD, MHPE, Jennifer Reilly Lukela, MD
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 6/2024
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Excerpt
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education implemented core requirements to improve lactation support in 2019
1; however, it remains unclear how these requirements are met by training programs. Prior studies described program-specific lactation policies across specialties
2,3, but nationwide data is lacking. One survey of pediatric programs found the majority offered lactation facilities; however, only 10% had a lactation policy
2. Analogous data for Internal Medicine (IM) residency programs does not exist. Understanding current practices and policies in IM programs will inform interventions to support lactating residents. …
