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Clerkship Rotations Are a Key Driver of Family Medicine Choice: Insights from the 2024 National Resident Survey
Wendy Barr1, Lars E Peterson2, Sarah Fleischer2
1From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (WB, LEP, SF, AB); Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT (WB); Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Boston, MA (WB); University of Kentucky, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP); and Center for Professionalism & Value in Health Care, Washington, DC (AB). wendy.barr@yale.edu.
Abstract:
The impact of medical school clerkship rotations on specialty choice is assumed but unknown. A 2024 survey of first year Family Medicine residents revealed that 37% Doctor of Medicine (MD) to 43% Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) chose Family Medicine during their core clerkship rotation. This underscores the pivotal importance of earlier clinical experiences in shaping future family physicians' career choices and highlights the potential positive impact of required clerkship experiences in addressing primary care physician shortage.
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