New patient visits vs. return patient visits

Hi all, I'm a resident in a large academic program. Many aspects of our outpatient clinics are frustrating to the residents, but one of the most immediate issues is that there doesn't seem to be a lot of thought put into how many new patients we should see vs. the amount of time we need for our return visits. We are a traditionally structured program, with outpatient starting third year. New PGY3s inherit patient panels from outgoing residents. The default schedule leads to more than 40% of... New patient visits vs. return patient visits
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