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Does the osteopathic internship have a future?

Mark Cummings1

  • 1Statewide Campus System, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA. cummin67@msu.edu

Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
|January 15, 2003
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Osteopathic graduate medical education (OGME) has undergone significant transformation due to policy changes. The traditional osteopathic internship is disappearing as a distinct educational experience.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Graduate Medical Education
  • Osteopathic Medicine

Background:

  • Since 1984, osteopathic graduate medical education (OGME) has faced transformative pressures.
  • Policy decisions have driven significant changes within OGME.
  • These changes have exposed both strengths and weaknesses in the system.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the impact of policy decisions on osteopathic graduate medical education.
  • To examine the evolution of the traditional osteopathic internship.
  • To assess the future of the osteopathic internship within graduate medical education.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of policy decisions impacting OGME since 1984.
  • Comparative assessment of osteopathic internships in 1990 versus the present.

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  • Evaluation of changes in curriculum, identity, and accreditation status of osteopathic internships.

    • Main Results:

    • OGME has been significantly altered in structure and appearance.
    • The osteopathic internship has markedly changed in curriculum, identity, and accreditation context.
    • Decisions to expand internship opportunities have directly impacted the traditional internship.

    Conclusions:

    • The traditional osteopathic internship is vanishing as a distinct educational experience.
    • Adaptation to new realities has fundamentally reshaped OGME.
    • Future osteopathic internships will likely differ significantly from their historical form.