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Home Research Research Library New Allopathic Medical Schools Train Fewer Family Physicians Than Older Ones. New Allopathic Medical Schools Train Fewer Family Physicians Than Older Ones. 2019 Author(s) Beachler, Brian, Jabbarpour, Yalda, Kamerow, Douglas B, Wilkinson, Elizabeth, Levin, Zachary, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) JABFM Policy Brief, and Undergraduate Medical Education Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The first significant expansion of allopathic medical schools since the 1970s was anticipated to produce more physicians capable of addressing the nation’s current and projected primary care shortages. However, our analysis of the early outputs of new allopathic medical schools suggests that these students were nearly 40% less likely to specialize in family medicine than existing schools. ABFM Research Read all 2022 Racial/Ethnic Group Trajectory Differences in Exam Performance Among US Family Medicine Residents Go to Racial/Ethnic Group Trajectory Differences in Exam Performance Among US Family Medicine Residents 2019 Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Preparation for Quality Improvement Leadership Go to Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Preparation for Quality Improvement Leadership 2024 US Primary Care Workforce Growth: A Decade of Limited Progress, and Projected Needs Through 2040 Go to US Primary Care Workforce Growth: A Decade of Limited Progress, and Projected Needs Through 2040 1980 Family practice Go to Family practice
Author(s) Beachler, Brian, Jabbarpour, Yalda, Kamerow, Douglas B, Wilkinson, Elizabeth, Levin, Zachary, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) JABFM Policy Brief, 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 Racial/Ethnic Group Trajectory Differences in Exam Performance Among US Family Medicine Residents Go to Racial/Ethnic Group Trajectory Differences in Exam Performance Among US Family Medicine Residents 2019 Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Preparation for Quality Improvement Leadership Go to Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Preparation for Quality Improvement Leadership 2024 US Primary Care Workforce Growth: A Decade of Limited Progress, and Projected Needs Through 2040 Go to US Primary Care Workforce Growth: A Decade of Limited Progress, and Projected Needs Through 2040 1980 Family practice Go to Family practice
2022 Racial/Ethnic Group Trajectory Differences in Exam Performance Among US Family Medicine Residents Go to Racial/Ethnic Group Trajectory Differences in Exam Performance Among US Family Medicine Residents
2019 Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Preparation for Quality Improvement Leadership Go to Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Preparation for Quality Improvement Leadership
2024 US Primary Care Workforce Growth: A Decade of Limited Progress, and Projected Needs Through 2040 Go to US Primary Care Workforce Growth: A Decade of Limited Progress, and Projected Needs Through 2040
