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A model for improving generalist physician output: the osteopathic experience

M Cummings1, M Ennis

  • 1Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, IL 60515.

Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
|January 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Osteopathic medical schools excel at training primary care physicians. This study examines institutional factors influencing the high output of generalist physicians from osteopathic colleges.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Primary Care Physician Training
  • Osteopathic Medicine

Background:

  • Osteopathic medicine is strongly associated with primary care, with about half of all Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) being family practitioners.
  • The unique educational model of osteopathic medical schools contributes to their success in producing generalist physicians.
  • Understanding the factors driving this success is crucial for medical education reform.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate osteopathic medical colleges based on characteristics potentially impacting generalist physician output.
  • To compare osteopathic medical schools with allopathic models regarding primary care physician production.

Main Methods:

  • Profiling osteopathic medical institutions based on nine key characteristics.

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  • Analyzing institutional ownership, age, class size, leadership, and educational focus.
  • Examining faculty composition (full-time vs. adjunct, DO vs. MD), clinical settings, and training sites.

    • Main Results:

    • Osteopathic medical colleges demonstrate significant differences compared to allopathic educational models.
    • Institutional characteristics influencing generalist physician production yielded mixed results.
    • Factors differentiating high and low producers of generalist physicians varied among osteopathic colleges.

    Conclusions:

    • Osteopathic medical schools are highly effective in producing generalist physicians.
    • Specific institutional attributes impact primary care physician output, though results are varied.
    • External factors beyond institutional control may also influence career choices towards primary care.