ArticlePRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)2025
Bridging the Research Gap: How Applicants to Family Medicine Residencies Compare With Other Specialties.
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Abstract
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) 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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