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challenge confronting health care national physician shortage notably impacting dods recruitment military physicians address health professions scholarship program annually awarded medical students facilitate transition us armed forces glaring absence military medical education civilian schools accommodate unique interests students medical schools adapted interest groups specialty tracks current presence military medicine interest groups mmigs military medicine specialty tracks mmsts remains underexplored study aimed 1 update prevalence mmigs us medical institutions 2 identify presence mmsts 3 compare military medicine involvement allopathic osteopathic programs study approved exempt status kansas city university institutional review board study number 202115681 crosssectional analysis surveys sent 208 us medical schools responses student services available public data 200 institutions included final analysis secondary survey sent respondents provided mmig mmst contacts results indicated 62 n 124200 schools currently established mmig modest growth 56 n 70125 2015 p 14 mmst prevalence however minimal 25 5200 osteopathic institutions demonstrated significantly greater engagement military medicine education 887 compared allopathic schools 524 p 001 research underscores need comprehensive military medical training medical schools meet interests career aspirations students future studies also evaluate efficacy mmigs mmsts preparing students military medical roles