title: Osteopathic physicians and the family medicine workforce.
abstract: Historically, osteopathic physicians have made an important contribution to the primary care workforce. More than one half of osteopathic physicians are primary care physicians, and most of these are family physicians. However, the proportion of osteopathic students choosing family medicine, like that of their allopathic peers, is declining, and currently is only one in five.
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010021:Osteopathic Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce