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American family physician · Feb 2024
Osteopathic Medical Schools Produce an Increasing Proportion of Family Medicine Residents.
- Chrystal Pristell, Hoon Byun, and Alison Huffstetler.
- Am Fam Physician. 2024 Feb 1; 109 (2): 114115114-115.
AbstractThe Association of American Medical Colleges reported a shortage of 45,000 primary care physicians in 2020 and projects shortages of 65,000 by 2025 and 104,900 by 2030.1 The shortage has been exacerbated by physician retirement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2 The increasing deficit is partially because of the decline in medical students entering primary care specialties. Interest in family medicine has been flat for the past 10 years, and only 13% of U.S. allopathic and osteopathic graduates enter Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited family medicine programs.3 Most recent residency matches report that only 9% of allopathic medical students choose family medicine.4 There has been more interest in primary care in osteopathic schools, with 23% of these students expressing an interest in primary care.5.
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