Ackermann R J, Comeau R W
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, USA.
Fam Med. 1996 Jun;28(6):395-402.
Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Ga, is the nation's youngest medical school. It has been training physicians since 1982, with an emphasis on meeting the health care needs of rural and other underserved areas of Georgia. Ninety-six (32%) of Mercer's 303 graduates through 1995 have chosen residency training in family practice, and 63% of graduates are entering one of the traditional primary care residencies. Additionally, the practice rates for 151 graduates from the classes of 1986-1991 are comparable at 36% for family practice and 64% for the primary care specialties. This paper presents information about the career choices of graduates from this medical school and discusses aspects of the admission policies and medical school curriculum that may have contributed to Mercer's success in graduating large percentages of students who ultimately practice primary care medicine.
位于佐治亚州梅肯市的默瑟大学医学院是美国最年轻的医学院。自1982年以来，该校一直致力于培养医生，重点是满足佐治亚州农村及其他医疗服务不足地区的医疗保健需求。截至1995年，默瑟大学303名毕业生中有96人（32%）选择了家庭医学住院医师培训，63%的毕业生进入了传统的初级保健住院医师项目之一。此外，1986 - 1991届151名毕业生的执业率相当，家庭医学为36%，初级保健专业为64%。本文介绍了这所医学院毕业生的职业选择信息，并讨论了招生政策和医学院课程设置的一些方面，这些方面可能促成了默瑟大学在培养大量最终从事初级保健医学的学生方面取得成功。
