More residents, more subspecialization
Quick View. Oct. 15, 2007.
The number of medical graduates entering residency for the first time rose 11% over the past five years.
|
2001-02 |
2006-07 |
Change |
| Total residents |
96,410 |
104,879 |
8.8% |
| First-years with no prior GME |
21,254 |
23,587 |
11.0% |
| In specialty programs |
84,319 |
89,269 |
5.9% |
| In subspecialty programs |
12,091 |
15,610 |
29.1% |
Work force experts say that figure suggests a similar rise of new doctors going into practice. The data also show that tomorrow's physicians are increasingly subspecializing.
Source: "Graduate Medical Education, 2006-2007," Journal of the American Medical Association, Sept. 5
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