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are the armed forces getting quality osteopathic physicians?

April 26, 2017armed forces osteopathic physicians quality

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are the armed forces getting quality osteopathic physicians?

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To compare the medical knowledge and reasoning of osteopathic medical students in the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) with corresponding civilian students, we analyzed their performance on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) levels 1 and 2. The results from this study showed no significant difference between that HPSP medical students (COMLEX-USA level 1, N = 37; COMLEX-USA level 2, N = 34) and civilian students (COMLEX-USA level 1, N = 507; COMLEX-USA level 2, N = 492) on COMLEX-USA level 1 (p = 0.24) and COMLEX-USA level 2 (p = 0.50). Moreover, no significant difference was observed between Air Force (COMLEX-USA level 1, N = 8; COMLEX-USA level 2, N = 6), Army (COMLEX-USA level 1, N = 13; COMLEX-USA level 2, N = 13), and Navy (COMLEX-USA level 1, N = 16; COMLEX-USA level 2, N = 15) HPSP students for COMLEX-USA level 1 (p = 0.42) and COMLEX-USA level 2 (p = 0.75). Therefore, we conclude that, upon graduation from medical school, the m