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Home Research Research Library Setting the Target: Comparing Family Medicine Among US Allopathic Target Schools Setting the Target: Comparing Family Medicine Among US Allopathic Target Schools 2024 Author(s) Ha, Emmeline, Taskier, Madeline, Anderson, Andrea A, Martinez, Maria Portela, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Education & Training, and Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Undergraduate Medical Education Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine Background and Objectives: Despite the persistent primary care physician shortage over 2 decades of allopathic medical school expansion, some medical schools are absent a department of family medicine; these schools are designated as “target” schools. These absences are important because evidence has demonstrated the association between structured exposure to family medicine during medical school and the proportion of students who ultimately select a career in family medicine. In this study, we aimed to address part of this gap by defining and characterizing the current landscape of US allopathic target schools. Methods: We identified allopathic target schools by reviewing all Liaison Committee of Medical Education (LCME) accredited institutions for the presence of a family medicine department. To compare these schools in terms of family medicine representation and outcomes, we curated descriptive data from publicly available websites, previously published family medicine match results, and school rankings for primary care. Results: We identified 12 target schools (8.7% of all US allopathic accredited medical schools) with considerable heterogeneity in opportunities for family medicine engagement, leadership, and training. Target schools with greater family medicine representation had increased outcomes for family medicine workforce and primary care opportunities. Conclusion: With growing primary care workforce gaps, target schools have a responsibility to enhance family medicine presence and representation at their institutions. We provide recommendations at the institutional, specialty, and national level to increase family medicine representation at target schools, with the goal that all schools eventually establish a department of family medicine. ABFM Research Read all 2019 Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians Go to Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians 2013 The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training Go to The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training 2015 Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net Go to Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net 2014 Aligning Expansion of Graduate Medical Education with Recent Recommendations for Reform. Go to Aligning Expansion of Graduate Medical Education with Recent Recommendations for Reform.
Author(s) Ha, Emmeline, Taskier, Madeline, Anderson, Andrea A, Martinez, Maria Portela, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Education & Training, and Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Undergraduate Medical Education Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2019 Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians Go to Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians 2013 The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training Go to The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training 2015 Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net Go to Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net 2014 Aligning Expansion of Graduate Medical Education with Recent Recommendations for Reform. Go to Aligning Expansion of Graduate Medical Education with Recent Recommendations for Reform.
2019 Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians Go to Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians
2013 The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training Go to The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training
2015 Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net Go to Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net
2014 Aligning Expansion of Graduate Medical Education with Recent Recommendations for Reform. Go to Aligning Expansion of Graduate Medical Education with Recent Recommendations for Reform.
