The Differing Career Choice Paths of MD and DO Family Medicine Residents: A Call to Action

Julie P. Phillips; Tracy O. Middleton; Karen B. Mitchell

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2025.250398R0

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The Differing Career Choice Paths of MD and DO Family Medicine Residents: A Call to Action

Julie P. Phillips, Tracy O. Middleton and Karen B. Mitchell

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2026, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2025.250398R0

Julie P. Phillips

From the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI (JP); Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale, AZ (TM); American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (KM)

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Tracy O. Middleton

DO, FACOFP

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Karen B. Mitchell

MD, FAAFP

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Julie P. Phillips, Tracy O. Middleton, Karen B. Mitchell

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2026, DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2025.250398R0

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The Differing Career Choice Paths of MD and DO Family Medicine Residents: A Call to Action

Julie P. Phillips, Tracy O. Middleton, Karen B. Mitchell

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2026, DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2025.250398R0

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