From Pre-Med to Med School to Residency
This new gem from Dr Samir Desai and Dr Rajani Katta, The Medical School Interview : Winning Strategies from Admissions Faculty was published in July 2013 that takes their wining approach from their other books Success on the Wards, and Success in Medical School and builds on this in a really easy to read and informative book […]
According to , nearly 400 more U.S. medical students chose primary care residencies in this year’s Main Residency Match than did in 2012, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program.
The number of U.S. medical students choosing residency positions in internal medicine, family medicine, and pediatrics all rose in 2013, with internal medicine getting the biggest boost. The number of U.S. seniors matching to internal medicine rose by 194, while pediatric matches with U.S. seniors increased by 105 and family medicine rose by 33.
The results point to an increased interest in primary care that has been percolating over the last few years.
Mona M. Signer, executive director of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), said the 2010 Affordable Care Act may be driving some of the interest. Read more about Primary Care Spots Hot for 2013 Match …
Ok, so the fool has just recertified for Internal Medicine, and the results are PASS! Yay! So thought we’d pass along a few statistics from the latest test. According to ABIM, the 2013 Internal Medicine Recertification exam in Spring has 2971 test takers. A shockingly low 67% passed! 80% of FIRST TIME test takers passed […]
Is this any way to solve the perceived primary care shortage? A new survey shows that primary care professors’ compensation is 43% lower than their specialty care professor counterparts in the academic field. Primary care professors reported a median compensation of $203,777, compared with $291,101 for specialty professors, according to a survey from the Medical […]
According to the ACP: Increases in medical school enrollment are likely to almost meet the 30% target set by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in 2006, according to new projections. According to a survey conducted by the AAMC’s Center for Workforce Studies, first-year medical school enrollment is projected to reach 21,376 in the […]
The number of U.S. medical student seniors at medical schools choosing internal medicine residencies leveled off in 2012 after two years of significant increases, according to results from the 2012 Match Day.
The 2012 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) report, released on March 16, showed that 2,941 U.S. medical school seniors matched internal medicine, nearly unchanged from the 2,940 who matched in the field in 2011.
“After seeing increases in 2010 and 2011 for the internal medicine residency match for U.S. medical students, we are disappointed that there was not a bigger increase this year,” said Virginia L. Hood, MBBS, MPH, FACP, ACP’s president. “We remain concerned about the need to significantly increase the nation’s internal medicine and primary care physician workforce to meet the needs of an aging population requiring care for chronic and complex illnesses.”
Read more about 2012 Residency Math Shows Level Numbers for Internal Medicine …