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Three-Year MD Programs: Perspectives From the Consortium of Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs (CAMPP)
Joan Cangiarella1, Tonya Fancher, Betsy Jones
1J. Cangiarella is associate dean for education, faculty, and academic affairs, and director, Three Year Pathway Program, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York. T. Fancher is director, Accelerated Competency-based Education in Primary Care, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California. B. Jones is chair, Department of Medical Education, and codirector, Family Medicine Accelerated Track, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas. L. Dodson is campus dean, Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin, Wasau, Wisconsin. S.L. Leong is director, Family Medicine Accelerated Program at Penn State, and associate vice chair for education and predoctoral director, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania. M. Hunsaker is campus dean, Medical College of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin. R. Pallay is academic chair and program director, Family Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, Georgia. R. Whyte is associate dean for admissions, McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. A. Holthouser is associate dean for undergraduate medical education, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky. S.B. Abramson is professor and chair of medicine and vice dean for education, faculty, and academic affairs, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
Accelerated three-year MD pathway programs offer reduced student debt and faster physician training. These innovative medical education models are gaining traction, presenting new opportunities and challenges for medical schools.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Physician Training
- Healthcare Workforce Development
Background:
- Renewed interest in three-year MD pathway programs has emerged.
- Eight North American medical schools formed the Consortium of Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs (CAMPP) in 2015.
- These programs aim to reduce student debt and expedite physician training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide an overview of the eight CAMPP schools.
- To examine admissions, curriculum, financial support, and regulatory challenges.
- To outline opportunities and challenges for developing accelerated medical programs.
Main Methods:
- Overview of CAMPP member schools.
- Analysis of program structures, including competency-based training.
- Examination of financial and regulatory aspects.
Main Results:
- CAMPP programs vary in size and specialty focus but share the goal of reducing tuition costs.
- Common themes include training physicians for underserved areas and allowing early specialty progression.
- Most programs integrate undergraduate and graduate medical education and offer conditional residency acceptance.
Conclusions:
- Three-year MD pathway programs present a novel approach to medical education.
- These programs offer potential benefits like reduced debt and faster entry into practice.
- Further exploration of opportunities and challenges is needed for broader implementation.
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