Medical education in the United States
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Medical education in the United States includes educational activities involved in the education and training of physicians in the country, with the overall process going from entry-level training efforts through to the continuing education of qualified specialists.
A typical outline of the medical education pathway is presented below. Medicine is a diverse profession with many options available. For example, some physicians work in pharmaceutical research,[1] occupational medicine (within a company),[2] public health medicine (working for the general health of a population in an area), or even join the armed forces in America.[3] Others are primary care physicians in private practice and still others are employed by large health systems.[4]
Issues in higher education in the U.S. have particular resonance in this context, with multiple analysts expressing concern about a physician shortage in the nation.[5] Others say maldistribution is a bigger challenge,[6] and medical deserts have been a topic of concern.
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- ^ "Discover Occupational Medicine! Midcareer Entry into Occupational and Environmental Medicine". American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Medicine + The Military". Medicine + The Military. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Physician employee, partner or owner? 3 paths for young doctors". American Medical Association. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "New AAMC Report Shows Continuing Projected Physician Shortage". AAMC. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ Bennett, Christopher L.; Sullivan, Ashley F.; Ginde, Adit A.; Rogers, John; Espinola, Janice A.; Clay, Carson E.; Camargo, Carlos A. (December 2020). "National Study of the Emergency Physician Workforce, 2020". Annals of Emergency Medicine. 76 (6): 695–708. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.06.039. PMID 32747085.
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