October 26, 2007

Flocking to Med School

By KATHERINE MANGAN

The number of first-year students enrolled in the nation's medical schools reached an all-time high this year, according to figures released last week by the Association of American Medical Colleges. That's welcome news to medical educators, who have been sounding an alarm about the potential for a serious shortage of physicians over the next decade as baby boomers age and thousands of doctors retire.

First-year enrollments in the nation's 126 accredited medical schools climbed 2.3

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