March 20, 2009
Family-Medicine Residencies Shrink Again as Doctors-to-Be Get Assignments
Record numbers of medical-school seniors ripped open envelopes on Thursday in ceremonies across the country and learned where they will spend the next three to seven years training as physicians. While the numbers were heartening to educators worried about future physician shortages, they also revealed a disappointing drop in family-medicine residencies, which have declined for nine out of the last 10 years.
The assignments were revealed at 1 p.m. Eastern time in simultaneous
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