Transitions in osteopathic medical education.
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transition from medical school to GME, from residency training to fellowship, and from fellowship to practice. To maintain the “osteopathic” in osteopathic education, perhaps we need recharging outlets at each level. Osteopathic postdoctoral training institutions have been the battery pack for DOs in osteopathic residency and fellowship training, providing some osteopathic juice when the level ran low. Osteopathicfocused GME can provide an additional charging outlet for osteopathic infusion after medical school.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
دوره 115 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015