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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 2022 Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars Go to Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars 2018 Board Certified Family Physician Workforce: Progress in Racial and Ethnic Diversity Go to Board Certified Family Physician Workforce: Progress in Racial and Ethnic Diversity 2024 Performance Evaluation of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-4) on the Family Medicine In-Training Examination Go to Performance Evaluation of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-4) on the Family Medicine In-Training Examination 2026 Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features Go to Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features
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 2022 Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars Go to Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars 2018 Board Certified Family Physician Workforce: Progress in Racial and Ethnic Diversity Go to Board Certified Family Physician Workforce: Progress in Racial and Ethnic Diversity 2024 Performance Evaluation of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-4) on the Family Medicine In-Training Examination Go to Performance Evaluation of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-4) on the Family Medicine In-Training Examination 2026 Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features Go to Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features
2022 Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars Go to Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars
2018 Board Certified Family Physician Workforce: Progress in Racial and Ethnic Diversity Go to Board Certified Family Physician Workforce: Progress in Racial and Ethnic Diversity
2024 Performance Evaluation of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-4) on the Family Medicine In-Training Examination Go to Performance Evaluation of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-4) on the Family Medicine In-Training Examination
2026 Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features Go to Reflections on Family Medicine’s First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features
