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More Good News for Family Medicine
Marjorie A. Bowman, MD
Arch Fam Med. 1996;5(3):133.
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OUR SISTER publication, the Journal of the American Medical Association, recently published two articles with data confirming the good news for the specialty of family practice.
Data from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Medical Association1 were used to prove that our residencies continue to do what they are supposed to do: create practicing family physicians. Over nine (91%) of 10 residency graduates were practicing family medicine, and only a slightly lower percentage (87%) were board certified. Those who were not practicing family medicine were much less likely to be board certified (67%).
As a minor but unfortunate side note, slightly more of the international medical graduates (IMGs) enter other specialties. "Although 13% of family practice residency graduates from LCME [Liaison Committee on Medical Education]-accredited medical schools who designated their practice specialty as family practice were IMGs, 17% of family practice residency graduates who designated
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