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Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2008;299(24):2846.

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Enrollment in US medical schools is rising considerably, according to a recent report by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). However, the increased enrollment may not head off the looming physician shortage.

First-year enrollment will grow to nearly 19 909 in the 2012 academic year from 16 488 in 2002—an increase of nearly 21%, according to estimates in the annual survey on medical school expansion (http://www.aamc.org/enrollmentplans).

Medical school enrollment is on the rise in the United States, which creates a number of challenges for schools and residency programs. (Photo credit: David Grossman/www.sciencesource.com)

But while the trend may help to boost physician numbers, "a lot of other steps are necessary as well to meet future needs," said Edward Salsberg, director of the AAMC's Center for Workforce Studies, which was established in 2003 to study physician supply. For one thing, medical schools face a number of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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