• JAMA · Sep 1986

    Graduate medical education.

    • A E Crowley and S I Etzel.
    • JAMA. 1986 Sep 26; 256 (12): 158515941585-94.

    AbstractThe annual surveys of residency programs on which this statistical report is based have had a higher than 95% response for the past four years. The number of accredited programs increased in 1984 and again in 1985, primarily as a result of the accreditation of additional subspecialty programs. Discussions about the sources and methods of financing graduate medical education may have an impact on the number and the size of programs in the near future. The count of available residency positions is a fluid entity and seems to be dependent on many factors, one of which appears to be the number of qualified candidates seen by program directors. The number of PGY-1 positions has not changed significantly over the past three years. The number of reported unfilled positions, including PGY-1 unfilled positions, has been declining since 1983. The special survey of PGY-1 programs conducted for the past three years reveals that about 10% of programs withdrew positions between October and July. However, another group of programs (some of which are new) added to the number of positions offered. The primary reason cited for withdrawing positions has changed. In 1983, the reason was cited as "financial" by 32% of program directors. In 1985, despite the national discussions about financing medical education, a financial reason was cited by only 16% of program directors. Reasons related to candidates, ie, "absence of suitable candidate" and giving the position to an "applicant at the PGY-2 or higher level," were cited by 49% of program directors in 1983 and by 67% in 1985. The total number of residents on duty (exclusive of newly accredited subspecialties) increased in 1983 and 1984 but decreased in 1985. Decreases were noted in family practice, internal medicine, pathology, and surgery. The number of new entry residents (PGY-1) decreased in 1983 (when the number of US graduates had decreased), increased in 1984, and decreased again in 1985. Forty-two percent of residents were training in family practice, internal medicine, or pediatrics. This statistic has not changed significantly over the past three years. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

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