Phoenix Newsletter - October 2025 President’s Message: Enduring Commitments in a Time of Change Read President’s Message: Enduring Commitments in a Time of Change
Home Research Research Library New Allopathic Medical Schools and Family Physicians New Allopathic Medical Schools and Family Physicians 2019 Author(s) Drowos, J Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, Policy Brief Commentaries, Supply / Projections, and Undergraduate Medical Education Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine In 2018 the 8 national family medicine organizations set a goal of having 25% of graduating US medical students choose family medicine as their specialty by 2030 (25 × 2030 campaign).1 If current trends continue, this goal will not be met, as only 9.3% of graduating allopathic medical students selected family medicine residencies in 2018.2 The projected shortage of future primary care physicians has increased the urgency to ensure an adequate number of graduates from US medical schools enter family medicine each year. Developing expanded class sizes and opening new allopathic medical schools are strategies aimed at alleviating the impending primary care shortage. ABFM Research Read all 2014 Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes Go to Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes 2018 Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice: What We’ve Learned and Where We Need to Go Go to Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice: What We’ve Learned and Where We Need to Go 2025 The Impact of Length of Training on Clinical Preparedness Among New Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine Go to The Impact of Length of Training on Clinical Preparedness Among New Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine 2003 Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification Go to Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification
Author(s) Drowos, J Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, Policy Brief Commentaries, Supply / Projections, 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 2014 Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes Go to Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes 2018 Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice: What We’ve Learned and Where We Need to Go Go to Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice: What We’ve Learned and Where We Need to Go 2025 The Impact of Length of Training on Clinical Preparedness Among New Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine Go to The Impact of Length of Training on Clinical Preparedness Among New Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine 2003 Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification Go to Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification
2014 Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes Go to Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes
2018 Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice: What We’ve Learned and Where We Need to Go Go to Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice: What We’ve Learned and Where We Need to Go
2025 The Impact of Length of Training on Clinical Preparedness Among New Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine Go to The Impact of Length of Training on Clinical Preparedness Among New Graduates: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study in Family Medicine
2003 Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification Go to Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification
