Osteopathic medical graduates in ACGME residencies: a threat to the core philosophy and distinctiveness of osteopathic medicine. Point.

摘要

At a social event a number of years ago, an engaging young man introduced himself to me as a student from an allopathic medical school and began to talk about an osteopathic resident he had encountered in his training. During a core rotation in medicine, he interacted daily and intensely with his teaching resident, one of only two DO residents at a large Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) program with exclusive core affiliation to the student's medical school. The student lauded the resident's mastery of the subject matter, his efficient yet compassionate bedside manner, and his overall professional comportment.