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Jenna Mullins1, McKayla Dinwiddie1, Christopher L Boswell2
1Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System, Southwest Wisconsin Region, La Crosse, WI.
Introduction:
Family medicine contributes less scholarship and receives much less grant money than other specialties. Understanding when and how this disparity begins is a key step in addressing the gap in family medicine scholarship.
Methods:
We analyzed data from the National Resident Matching Program's (NRMP's) Charting Outcomes in the Match (2016-2024) to compare family medicine applicants with applicants to other specialties (ie, internal medicine, pediatrics, and all specialties combined). We examined the mean number of research experiences and the number of presentations and publications applicants had completed prior to starting residency. Additionally, we analyzed NRMP surveys to evaluate the weight applicants placed on institutional research support when choosing a residency program and the weight program directors placed on applicants' research experience.
Results:
Family medicine applicants consistently reported fewer research experiences and presentations/publications than applicants to internal medicine, pediatrics, and all specialties combined. Osteopathic applicants showed the lowest research participation across all specialties we compared. Among other specialties, family medicine applicants placed less importance on programs' research support, and family medicine residency program directors were less likely to consider research involvement when selecting applicants.
Conclusions:
Our results suggest that family medicine's underrepresentation in research begins during the residency application process or sooner. Increased involvement in family medicine research among medical students should be a key component of strategies for bridging the research gap.
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