The initial employment status of physicians completing training in 1994
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Physicians who wish to enter practice in certain specialties or regions of the US may have difficulty finding full-time positions. Researchers surveyed 3,090 directors of residency programs in specialties and subspecialties regarding the employment of physicians who completed these programs during the 1993-94 academic year. Among 15,999 physicians who completed the program, 63% sought professional employment, while most of the others pursued further training. The percentages of those looking for employment who did not find full-time positions in their specialty ranged from 0% in urology to 11% in pathology. Among those who found full-time positions, physicians with generalist specialties, such as family physicians, were less likely to encounter difficulties finding work than physicians with non-generalist specialties. Difficulty finding positions in certain specialties varied in different regions and was highest for hospital-based specialties in New England and the West.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1996
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Employment-Seeking Experiences of Resident Physicians Completing Training During 1996
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Some physicians may have difficulty finding a suitable position after finishing their residency. Researchers surveyed 11,200 medical residents who finished their training in 1996. Sixty-eight percent were seeking a position and of these, 67% had accepted a position in their specialty, 15% accepted an academic position, 5% found positions in other specialties and 7% were still looking. Twenty-two percent of those who ultimately found clinical positions had difficulty finding a position. International medical graduates and those in certain specialties had the most difficulty finding a position.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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Graduate Medical Education, 1998-1999: A Closer Look
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According to the American Medical Association Annual Survey of Graduate Medical Education Programs for 1998-1999, there were 760 fewer medical residents in 1998 than in 1997. This occurred despite the fact that the number of resident programs has increased 6% since 1993. The number of US medical graduates entering resident programs remained stable during the last 6 years, while the number of osteopathic graduates entering resident programs increased by 55.7%. On the other hand, the number of international medical graduates (IMGs) entering resident programs has decreased 13.2% since 1993.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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