Pursuing Osteopathic Recognition: A National Survey on US Program Director Perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Background Osteopathic Recognition (OR) by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education single accreditation system expanded almost 7-fold from 36 programs in 2015 to 259 in 2021 but has plateaued since then. Objective To assess the interest to pursue OR, perceived barriers and values, and relationship between interest and program demographics in formerly US American Osteopathic Association (AOA)-accredited residency programs. Methods We conducted a national survey in 2023 of all formerly AOA-accredited residency programs that had not applied for OR. The anonymous survey contained 20 five-point Likert scale questions, 11 short-answer demographic questions, and 1 open-ended resource question, was informed by prior work, and was pilot tested with a few progra

SUBMITTER: Dong T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11838049 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature