American Academy of Family Physicians

Education & Professional Development


AAMC 2012 Survey Highlights Dilemma in U.S. Medical Education

Medical School Enrollment Outpacing Available Residency Slots

(5/20/2013, 3:50 p.m.)  --  New survey results released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) show that enrollment at U.S. medical schools and schools of osteopathic medicine continues to increase at a steady pace. However, the same survey highlights increasing concern from the nation's medical school deans that insufficient numbers of residency training positions will be available to meet matriculating students' graduate medical education needs. More