Teams of rural physicians matter

Abstract

Objective To examine how rural physician team effectiveness predicts outcomes of team performance, team commitment, and intentions to stay.Design Surveys measuring team climate, team efficacy, and team performance were sent to rural physician team members. Surveys measuring team performance were sent to external observers in supervisory positions.Setting Northern Ontario communities.Participants Rural physicians and external observers, the latter including hospital chief executive officers, family health team executive directors, and clinic managers.This article has been peer reviewed. Cet article a fait l'objet d'une révision par des pairs.