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Medical School Enrollment Outpacing Available Residency Slots
May 20, 2013 -- Results of the 2012 AAMC medical school enrollment survey show that enrollment at U.S. medical schools and schools of osteopathic medicine is increasing. Medical school deans are concerned about about insufficient numbers of residency training positions.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
Rural Healthcare Can Entice the Best and Brightest
May 15, 2013 -- Article tells the story of Ali Chisti who intends to pursue a career in primary care, not as a neurosurgeon as he planned. The story illustrates the sacrifices that young physicians are forced to make if they want to provide primary care in rural America.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand
Senate Panel Lauds Medical School Primary Care Efforts
April 26, 2013 -- On April 23rd the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging met to discuss health care workforce shortages, notable primary care programs at medical schools, and a number of federal programs.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
Primary Care Rebounds on Match Day
March 25, 2013 -- Article discusses how a 5% increase in medical school seniors choosing primary care residencies will make little headway in the predicted shortage of 46,100 such doctors by 2020.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, International, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice

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