October 17, 2007

Enrollment of First-Year Medical Students Reaches a New High

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 on Tuesday 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

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