In California, DNPs May Not Call Themselves Doctors

A number of med schools now have a primary care track that lasts 3 years. NYU (Long Island and NYC campuses), Penn State, Texas Tech, UC-Davis, Medical College Wisconsin, Mercer, Cooper-Rowan, OSU, MUSC, Meharry, VA Commonwealth, Hackensack-Meridian, Rutgers, U Tenn, Wayne State, U Arkansas, Wright State,U Mass, Miami, UWV, U OK,U AZ-Tuscon, Geisinger, Upstate.

3 year programs are also offered at LECOM, MSUCOM and KCUCOM.

Other med schools are seriously considering adding shortened 3 year programs. However, one of the rationales for 3 year programs is getting more doctors into medically underserved areas and, according to research, that simply isn’t happening.

(At NYU, for example, the majority of 3 year track students go into IM, then sub specialize once they finish their guaranteed IM residency.)

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