Home Research Research Library Clerkship Rotations Are a Key Driver of Family Medicine Choice: Insights from the 2024 National Resident Survey Clerkship Rotations Are a Key Driver of Family Medicine Choice: Insights from the 2024 National Resident Survey 2025 Author(s) Barr, Wendy Brooks, Peterson, Lars E, Fleischer, Sarah E, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) National Resident Survey, and Undergraduate Medical Education Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The impact of medical school clerkship rotations on specialty choice is assumed but unknown. A 2024 survey of first year Family Medicine residents revealed that 37% Doctor of Medicine (MD) to 43% Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) chose Family Medicine during their core clerkship rotation. This underscores the pivotal importance of earlier clinical experiences in shaping future family physicians’ career choices and highlights the potential positive impact of required clerkship experiences in addressing primary care physician shortage. ABFM Research Read all 2017 Are Milestones Really Measuring Development? Go to Are Milestones Really Measuring Development? 2016 Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine Go to Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine 2020 Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients Go to Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients 2011 Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents. Go to Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents.
Author(s) Barr, Wendy Brooks, Peterson, Lars E, Fleischer, Sarah E, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) National Resident Survey, and Undergraduate Medical Education Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2017 Are Milestones Really Measuring Development? Go to Are Milestones Really Measuring Development? 2016 Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine Go to Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine 2020 Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients Go to Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients 2011 Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents. Go to Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents.
2016 Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine Go to Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine
2020 Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients Go to Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients
2011 Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents. Go to Demonstrating the construct stability of a translated exam for family medicine residents.
