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Time Span Total % DO % IMGs % Female % ABFM Certified in 2017 1994-1997 9,062 776 (8.6) 1,638 (18.1) 3,610 (39.8) 6,773 (74.7) 1998-2001 12,212 1,167 (9.6) 1,572 (12.9) 5,496 (45.0) 9,420 (77.1) 2002-2005 11,661 1,487 (12.8) 2,965 (25.4) 5,849 (50.2) 9,627 (82.6) 2006-2009 11,578 1,688 (14.6) 4,527 (39.1) 6,093 (52.6) 9,270 (80.1) 2010-2013 11,361 1,473 (13.0) 4,638 (40.8) 6,267 (55.2) 9,993 (88.0) 2014-2017 10,904 1,337 (12.3) 4,049 (37.1) 5,909 (54.2) 9,262 (84.9) 1994-2017 66,778 7,928 (11.9) 19,389 (29.0) 33,224 (49.8) 54,345 (81.4) DO = Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; FM = family medicine; IMGs = international medical graduates; ABFM = American Board of Family Medicine.
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Most Frequently Self-Designated Primary Specialty of Family Medicine Residency Graduates, 1994-2017, Sorted by % Overall
Primary Specialtya % Overall (n = 66,778) % Last Training in FM (n = 62,076) % Last Training Not in FM (n = 4,702) 1 Family medicine 91.9 98.0 10.6 2 Family medicine/sports medicineb 2.2 0.1 29.8 3 Family medicine/geriatric medicineb 0.9 0.0 11.8 4 Internal medicine/geriatric medicineb 0.9 0.0 12.1 5 Emergency medicine 0.7 0.5 2.4 6 General preventive medicine 0.4 0.0 5.1 7 Hospice & palliative medicineb 0.3 0.0 4.6 8 Obstetrics & gynecology 0.2 0.0 2.8 9 Urgent care medicine 0.2 0.2 0.1 10 Hospitalist 0.2 0.2 0.1 11 Internal medicine 0.2 0.1 1.6 12 Family medicine/psychiatry 0.1 0.0 1.9 13 Psychiatry 0.1 0.0 1.5 14 Dermatology 0.1 0.0 0.8 15 Occupational medicine 0.1 0.0 0.7 16 Anesthesiology 0.1 0.0 1.2 17 Sleep medicineb 0.1 0.0 1.2 18 General practice 0.1 0.1 0.1 19 Diagnostic radiology 0.1 0.0 1.0 20 Family medicine/internal medicine 0.1 0.0 0.8 Other specialties 1.0 0.4 9.4 - Table 3
Characteristics of Family Medicine Residency Graduates by Primary Specialty, 1994-2017
Primary Specialty No. % DO % IMG % Female % ABFM Certified in 2017 Family medicine 61,362 11.9 28.6 50.8 81.9 Family medicine/sports medicine 1,435 17.1 19.4 24.7 93.4 Family medicine/geriatric medicine 575 4.9 52.2 58.4 87.5 Internal medicine/geriatric medicine 571 6.3 65.5 58.8 87.7 Emergency medicine 442 12.4 26.9 15.6 68.3 General preventive medicine 246 6.9 21.1 47.2 69.5 Hospice & palliative medicine 221 14.9 33.9 65.2 95.9 Obstetrics & gynecology 152 6.6 40.1 43.4 48.0 Urgent care medicine 149 9.4 41.6 39.6 75.8 Hospitalist 135 5.1 45.6 32.4 86.8 Internal medicine 134 11.2 48.5 38.8 52.2 Family medicine/psychiatry 92 8.7 6.5 53.3 78.3 Psychiatry 76 10.5 18.4 42.1 30.3 Dermatology 65 20.0 15.4 49.2 26.2 Occupational medicine 63 16.1 29.0 25.8 56.5 Anesthesiology 62 11.1 19.0 19.0 34.9 Sleep medicine 62 1.6 77.4 45.2 87.1 General practice 46 28.9 26.7 31.1 42.2 Diagnostic radiology 45 10.9 15.2 4.3 23.9 Family medicine/internal medicine 38 13.2 18.4 47.4 89.5 DO = doctor of osteopathic medicine; IMGs = international medical graduates; ABFM = American Board of Family Medicine.
