Institutional Strategies to Boost Medical School Graduates Entering Family Medicine
Overall, schools whose admissions committees had a specific charge to seek out applicants interested in primary care were consistently more likely than their peer institutions to match more students into family medicine. Other institutional factors may play a role, particularly school mission statements and rural longitudinal tracks. The results of this study have helped to identify where departments of family medicine might focus institutional advocacy to support learners in choosing and subsequently matching into family medicine.
Authors
- Samantha Elwood
- Annapoorna Kini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7189-3307)
- Ashley Bentley
- Ken Paterson
- May-Lorie Saint Laurent
- Amanda Weidner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3673-4797)
- Michelle A Roett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4661-2817)
Institutions
- American Academy of Family Physicians (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Family Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22454/fammed.2025.271753
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88