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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 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 2023 The Impact of Interpersonal Continuity of Primary Care on Health Care Costs and Use: A Critical Review Go to The Impact of Interpersonal Continuity of Primary Care on Health Care Costs and Use: A Critical Review 2015 Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification Go to Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification 2020 The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures Go to The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures
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 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 2023 The Impact of Interpersonal Continuity of Primary Care on Health Care Costs and Use: A Critical Review Go to The Impact of Interpersonal Continuity of Primary Care on Health Care Costs and Use: A Critical Review 2015 Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification Go to Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification 2020 The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures Go to The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures
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
2023 The Impact of Interpersonal Continuity of Primary Care on Health Care Costs and Use: A Critical Review Go to The Impact of Interpersonal Continuity of Primary Care on Health Care Costs and Use: A Critical Review
2015 Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification Go to Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification
2020 The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures Go to The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures