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Is the Party Over?
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002;128:1007.
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CONSIDER THESE facts:
- In 2001, almost 20% of general surgical residency positions went
unfilled.1
- Head and neck fellowship applications are down significantly.2
- Data from the Otolaryngology Matching Program show that after
8 years of stable registration, the last 4 years saw a 30% reduction in the
applicant pool.2
- Since 1997, the number of students matched in first-year residency
programs in family medicine has dropped 19.4%.3
- Anesthesiology matches rose 13%, and emergency medicine rose 5.9%
over last year.3
Once again the graduate medical educational establishment is wringing
its hands and trying to come to grips with the fact that medical students
are finding general surgery, primary care specialties, and some surgical specialties
less attractive as a career choice. Could the attractiveness of otolaryngology
suffer the same fate as general surgery? Is the party over?
The optimists claim that what we are experiencing is only a temporary
blip, similar to the experience . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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The Intern Year: It Needs Some Work
Morgan
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003;129:502-502.
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