A Model to Compare Practice Patterns of DO and MD Surgical Subspecialists
In the third episode of the JAOA's new podcast series, Behind the Research, Melissa Schmidt (JAOA Director) interviews Harris Ahmed, DO, author of a recent article in which he and his 4 co-authors analyzed the practice locations of 643 ophthalmologists in Michigan, traditionally a hub of osteopathic education and practice, and found a higher proportions DOs practicing in rural communities, suggesting a familiar trend toward osteopathic involvement in underserved areas. Dr. Ahmed discusses these findings in Michigan as a "case study" for how traditional differences in practice patterns for DOs and MDs in primary care are also borne out in surgical subspecialties. He also discusses how expansion of graduate medical education (GME) could help strategically redistribute specialists of all medical education backgrounds into underserved areas.
The article is available at www.jaoa.org.
SHOW NOTES
Interview with Dr. Ahmed in The DO: "Expanding GME, rather than expanding scope of practice, can alleviate looming physician shortage." https://thedo.osteopathic.org/2020/09...