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large-scale transition to DHA and the resulting emphasis on Draft. Report to the Armed Services Committees of the Senate
operationally relevant specialties. While our study is limited in and House of Representatives. Updated March 31, 2017. Ac-
scope, it suggests that the transition to DHA may not signifi- cessed July 1, 2022. https://www.health.mil/Reference-Center
cantly influence medical students’ career preferences nor blunt /Reports/2017/03/31/Plan-to-Implement-Section-1073c-of-Title-
10-United-States-Code
their desire to enter military medicine. 7. United States Department of Defense. Additional Actions
Needed to Address Gaps in Military Physician Specialties. Re-
Author Contributions port to Congressional Armed Services Committees. Senate report
CMH and NAM designed this research. CMH, RW, ZB, KS, 115-262, Page 219 to Accompany the S. 2987, John S. McCain
and SR collected and analyzed the data. RW, ZB, CTW, SJD, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Up-
and KS drafted the original manuscript. CMH, CTW, SJD, and dated September 2019. Accessed July 1, 2022. https://health.mil/
ZB reviewed and edited this manuscript. All authors read and Reference-Center/Congressional-Testimonies/2019/10/02/
Critical-Gaps-in-Military-Physician-Specialties
approved the final manuscript. 8. United States Department of Defense. Report response to Section
719 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020,
Disclaimer Limitation on the Realignment or Reduction of Military Medi-
The views expressed in this material are those of the authors cal Manning End Strength. Report to the Congressional Armed
and do not reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. Services Committees. Updated July 1, 2021. Accessed July 28,
Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department 2022. https://health.mil/Reference-Center/Reports/2021/08/23/
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Note that while the authors’ current affiliations are listed (GQ). Accessed July 28, 2022. https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/
above, all authors were affiliated with the Uniformed Services students-residents/report/graduation-questionnaire-gq
University of the Health Sciences throughout this study and 10. Association of American Medical Colleges. Medical School
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formed Services University’s Human Research Protections PMID: 39243404; DOI: 10.55460/IE0C-FFK0
Program Office Institutional Review Board approved the
study as an exempt protocol (protocol DBS.2021.198) in Jan-
uary 2021. The information, content, and conclusions do not
necessarily represent the official position or policy of the Uni-
formed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Disclosures
The authors have indicated they have no financial relation-
ships relevant to this article to disclose.

The preliminary results were presented at the Uniformed Ser-
vices University Projects Day in March of 2022. The data that
support the findings of this study are available on request from
the corresponding author. All data is freely accessible.

Funding
No funding was received for this work.

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