title: The separate osteopathic medical education pathway: uniquely addressing national needs. Point.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. candice.chen@gulumc.edu
authors.forename: Candice
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fitzhugh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mullan
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010021:Osteopathic Medicine / Q000193:education*; D055360:Osteopathic Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States