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Setting the Target: Comparing Family Medicine Among US Allopathic Target Schools.

Emmeline Ha¹, Madeline Taskier^1,2,3, Andrea Anderson¹

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Family Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.

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Medical schools without a family medicine department, termed "target" schools, show varied opportunities for student engagement. Increasing family medicine presence in these schools can improve the primary care physician workforce.

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Medical Education
Health Workforce Studies
Primary Care Research

Background:

Persistent primary care physician shortages exist despite medical school expansion.
Some allopathic medical schools lack a dedicated family medicine department, identified as "target" schools.
Structured exposure to family medicine in medical school is linked to increased career selection in this specialty.

Purpose of the Study:

To define and characterize the current landscape of US allopathic target schools.
To identify the extent of family medicine representation and opportunities within these schools.

Main Methods:

Identified target schools by reviewing Liaison Committee of Medical Education (LCME) accredited institutions for the absence of a family medicine department.
Collected descriptive data from public websites, family medicine match results, and primary care rankings.
Analyzed data to compare family medicine representation and outcomes at target schools.

Main Results:

Twelve target schools (8.7% of US allopathic medical schools) were identified.
Significant heterogeneity was observed in family medicine engagement, leadership, and training opportunities.
Greater family medicine representation correlated with improved outcomes in the family medicine workforce and primary care opportunities.

Conclusions:

Target schools have a crucial role in enhancing family medicine presence to address primary care workforce gaps.
Recommendations are provided for institutional, specialty, and national levels to boost family medicine representation.
The ultimate goal is for all medical schools to establish a department of family medicine.