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Home Research Research Library The Single Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accreditation System Will Change the Future of the Family Medicine Workforce The Single Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accreditation System Will Change the Future of the Family Medicine Workforce 2017 Author(s) Peabody, Michael R, O’Neill, Thomas R, Eden, Aimee R, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine BACKGROUND: Due to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)/American Osteopathic Association (AOA) single-accreditation model, the specialty of family medicine may see as many as 150 programs and 500 trainees in AOA-accredited programs seek ACGME accreditation. This analysis serves to better understand the composition of physicians completing family medicine residency training and their subsequent certification by the American Board of Family Medicine. METHODS: We identified residents who completed an ACGME-accredited or dual-accredited family medicine residency program between 2006 and 2016 and cross-tabulated the data by graduation year and by educational background (US Medical Graduate-MD [USMG-MD], USMG-DO, or International Medical Graduate-MD [IMG-MD]) to examine the cohort composition trend over time. RESULTS: The number and proportion of osteopaths completing family medicine residency training continues to rise concurrent with a decline in the number and proportion of IMGs. Take Rates for USMG-MDs and USMG-IMGs seem stable; however, the Take Rate for the USMG-DOs has generally been rising since 2011. CONCLUSIONS: There is a clear change in the composition of graduating trainees entering the family medicine workforce. As the transition to a single accreditation system for graduate medical education progresses, further shifts in the composition of this workforce should be expected. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2015 Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination Go to Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination 2022 Measuring Graduate Medical Education Outcomes to Honor the Social Contract Go to Measuring Graduate Medical Education Outcomes to Honor the Social Contract 2016 Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine Go to Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine 2022 Residency Learning Networks: Why and How. Go to Residency Learning Networks: Why and How.
Author(s) Peabody, Michael R, O’Neill, Thomas R, Eden, Aimee R, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2015 Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination Go to Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination 2022 Measuring Graduate Medical Education Outcomes to Honor the Social Contract Go to Measuring Graduate Medical Education Outcomes to Honor the Social Contract 2016 Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine Go to Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine 2022 Residency Learning Networks: Why and How. Go to Residency Learning Networks: Why and How.
2015 Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination Go to Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination
2022 Measuring Graduate Medical Education Outcomes to Honor the Social Contract Go to Measuring Graduate Medical Education Outcomes to Honor the Social Contract
2016 Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine Go to Differences in Canadian and US Medical Student Preparation for Family Medicine