| The transformation of osteopathic medical education. | |
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PMID: 19474540 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Osteopathic medical schools and hospital-based postgraduate programs have long constituted small but important sources of physicians and surgeons, particularly for traditionally underserved areas of the United States. Though frequently marginalized in or even left out of standard histories and studies of U.S. medical education, these institutions have become much more difficult to ignore, given the rapid expansion of the number of osteopathic medical students in new and existing colleges and the size of their classes. By 2019, upwards of 25% of all U.S. medical school graduates produced annually will be doctors of osteopathic medicine. The author examines the process through which osteopathy was transformed into osteopathic medicine, how osteopathic medical schools achieved their present status as a significant source of U.S. graduates for residency training, and what challenges osteopathic medical education now faces. |
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Authors:
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Norman Gevitz |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges Volume: 84 ISSN: 1938-808X ISO Abbreviation: Acad Med Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-05-28 Completed Date: 2009-07-08 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904605 Medline TA: Acad Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 701-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Social Medicine, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA. gevitz@ohio.edu |
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American Medical Association Career Choice Clinical Competence* Clinical Medicine / education, trends Education, Medical / standards, trends Education, Medical, Graduate / statistics & numerical data Educational Measurement Female Forecasting Health Manpower Humans Male Osteopathic Medicine / education*, trends Osteopathic Physicians / supply & distribution* Physicians / supply & distribution Schools, Medical Specialization United States |
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