New Allopathic Medical Schools Train Fewer Family Physicians Than Older Ones

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Table 1.

10 Most Common Specialties Among Graduates (2015 to 2017) at New and Established Allopathic Medical Schools

Specialty	Graduates from New Schools (%)	Graduates from Established Schools (%)	Net Difference (%)	Relative Difference
Anesthesiology	4.46	5.42	−0.96	−21.52%^*
Diagnostic Radiology	2.96	2.66	0.30	11.28%
Emergency Medicine	10.16	8.06	2.10	26.05^†
Family Medicine	6.14	8.56	−2.42	−39.41%^†
General Surgery	9.54	7.32	2.22	30.33%^†
Internal Medicine	19.39	20.8	−1.41	−7.27%
Obstetrics & Gynecology	7.42	5.2	2.22	42.69%^†
Orthopedic Surgery	3.80	3.54	0.26	7.34%
Pediatrics	12.46	9.95	2.51	25.23%^†
Psychiatry	4.73	4.46	0.27	6.05%
Total Students	2,264	50,704

Note: 8.59% and 7.38% of residents from new and established medical schools did not respond with their specialty choice.
↵* Equates P < .05 by χ² analysis.
↵† Equates P < .01 by χ² analysis.
The new medical schools included are Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute.