The AAO Journal, 2015/09, 25(2):06-09, type of study: ,art,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Keywords:

accreditation [114]
medical education [684]
USA [1751]
osteopathic medicine [2108]
internship and residents [5]
article [2634]

Abstract:

With the advent of the unified system for accreditation of graduate medical education (GME), health care in the United States is at a turning point that offers exciting possibilities to expand access to osteopathic care to more patients than ever before. With this opportunity for growth also comes the need to vigilantly preserve the qualities of osteopathic GME that honor our heritage and that are likely to secure our future. Regardless of whether those entering residency programs with osteopathic recognition are doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) or medical doctors (MDs), making sure that all of these residents begin their training with a baseline level of knowledge and skill in osteopathic medicine can only enhance the quality of these programs and the quality of the care provided by their graduates.