Medical Degree Disparity Essay
This is the first article to describe a medical degree disparity between those physicians who receive EM R01 grants and those who do not. Over the last 10 years, the majority of recipients of an EM R01 grant have been allopathic physicians, and no osteopathic physician has received an EM R01 grant during that same period. It is unclear why this disparity exists, but it appears that prior research publications and advanced research training play a crucial role in determining who receives EM R01 grants.
Recent literature has shown that there is a disparity in medical degree designation among those who have published manuscripts in high-ranking EM journals over the last two decades. According to Lammers et al., very few osteopathic EM
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A dual-degree program offers the physician researcher the opportunity to hone his/her research skills and work directly with a mentor who may have already successfully navigated the granting process. In 2004, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine noted that there were only 26 osteopathic medical students enrolled in a dual-degree program.6
It is unclear which specialty these students chose to practice medicine in; however, it would make up the minority of practicing osteopathic physicians regardless. Without this prior training in the rigors of academic medicine, it is difficult for a community-based physician to be awarded an R01 grant.
Previous reported data has also shown that the median age to receive an R01 grant in EM was 43 years.1 Based upon the previous data, coupled with the lack of osteopathic physician researchers with a dual degree, it can be theorized that the osteopathic physician researchers who hold a dual degree have not yet reached a point in their careers where they would feel qualified to apply for an R01 grant.,
It has been previously noted that receiving an R01 grant
Recent literature has shown that there is a disparity in medical degree designation among those who have published manuscripts in high-ranking EM journals over the last two decades. According to Lammers et al., very few osteopathic EM
physicians …show more content…
A dual-degree program offers the physician researcher the opportunity to hone his/her research skills and work directly with a mentor who may have already successfully navigated the granting process. In 2004, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine noted that there were only 26 osteopathic medical students enrolled in a dual-degree program.6
It is unclear which specialty these students chose to practice medicine in; however, it would make up the minority of practicing osteopathic physicians regardless. Without this prior training in the rigors of academic medicine, it is difficult for a community-based physician to be awarded an R01 grant.
Previous reported data has also shown that the median age to receive an R01 grant in EM was 43 years.1 Based upon the previous data, coupled with the lack of osteopathic physician researchers with a dual degree, it can be theorized that the osteopathic physician researchers who hold a dual degree have not yet reached a point in their careers where they would feel qualified to apply for an R01 grant.,
It has been previously noted that receiving an R01 grant