Integrating community based research into residency training.

Knowledge of and experience in both community medicine and research are important ingredients in the make-up of modern day family physicians. Although most family practice teachers agree with the statement, many remain in a quandary as to how to integrate these topics in the overall curriculum. This paper presents one possible solution to this dilemma. Two examples are given whereby family practice residents perform community based research projects, thereby fulfilling objectives in both community medicine and research.