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 38(6):1136-1137 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 2023 Rural Versus Urban Family Medicine Residency Scope of Training and Practice Go to Rural Versus Urban Family Medicine Residency Scope of Training and Practice 2014 Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results Go to Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results 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 1990 Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination Go to Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination
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 38(6):1136-1137 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2023 Rural Versus Urban Family Medicine Residency Scope of Training and Practice Go to Rural Versus Urban Family Medicine Residency Scope of Training and Practice 2014 Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results Go to Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results 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 1990 Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination Go to Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination
2023 Rural Versus Urban Family Medicine Residency Scope of Training and Practice Go to Rural Versus Urban Family Medicine Residency Scope of Training and Practice
2014 Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results Go to Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results
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
1990 Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination Go to Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination
