AOA-OMED Research Posters 2024-OMED24-POSTERS

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Alfred Amendolara, a medical student, discusses the representation of Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) in research and guideline development. Despite DOs comprising 11% of U.S. physicians and nearly 25% of medical students, they are underrepresented in research, especially in high-impact journals and R01 grant awards. From 2021 to 2023, DO representation in U.S.-based guidelines was analyzed. Of 604 guidelines, 14.56% featured at least one DO author, though DO authors comprised only 1.19% of total authors. The study emphasizes the need for increased DO involvement in research to maintain practice autonomy, noting ongoing underrepresentation.

Keywords

Doctors of Osteopathy

medical research

DO representation

guideline development

underrepresentation