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 2021 Maternity Care Tracks at US Family Medicine Residency Programs Go to Maternity Care Tracks at US Family Medicine Residency Programs 2019 A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships Go to A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships 2024 Insights From a New National Academies Report on Caregiving Go to Insights From a New National Academies Report on Caregiving 2015 Transforming Training to Build the Family Physician Workforce Our Country Needs Go to Transforming Training to Build the Family Physician Workforce Our Country Needs
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
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2019 A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships Go to A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships
2024 Insights From a New National Academies Report on Caregiving Go to Insights From a New National Academies Report on Caregiving
2015 Transforming Training to Build the Family Physician Workforce Our Country Needs Go to Transforming Training to Build the Family Physician Workforce Our Country Needs
