Different letters, same results: a comparison of milestones among US allopathic and osteopathic residents
Osteopathic- and allopathic-trained residents in four medical specialties demonstrate similar Milestone assessments throughout their training. Small, statistically significant differences found in Milestone assessments favored either MDs or DOs; however, no consistent trends were seen by year or specialty.
Authors
- Thuy L. Ngo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4435-6458)
- Kenji Yamazaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5469-0463)
- Sean O. Hogan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9006-1857)
- Melissa L. Langhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-2862)
- Lorenzo L Pence
- Jo-Ann Nesiama
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (US)
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jom-2025-0093
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00