Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care

Today, as the country faces the challenge of ensuring an adequate number of primary care physicians, more than one-third of osteopathic medical school graduates choose careers in primary care.  Only 15% of entering osteopathic medical students express an interest in practicing in primary care according to AACOM's 2019-2020 Academic Year Entering Student Survey. This number jumps to over 32% by the time they graduate. Over 56% of active DOs practice in primary care and currently care for more than 35 million Americans.

DOs in Primary Care Specialties

In addition to its focus on primary care, osteopathic medicine also has a special focus on providing care in rural and urban underserved areas, allowing DOs to have a greater impact on the U.S. population's health and well-being than their numbers would suggest. Over the past three years, more than a third of osteopathic medical school graduates indicated they plan to practice in a rural or underserved area.

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