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November 1991, Vol 145, No. 11 >
Article | November 1991

Current Trends in Pediatric Residency Training FREE

Carol Carraccio, MD; Alice Ackerman, MD
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Accepted for publication April 22, 1991.

Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrics, Room N5W56, University of Maryland, 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201 (Dr Carraccio).


Am J Dis Child. 1991;145(11):1272-1275. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1991.02160110064022.
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• A spreading gap has developed between available pediatric level 1 positions and those filled through the National Resident Matching Program. To define which variables enhance a program's ability to match, we surveyed program directors of all categorical pediatric training programs. An 82% response rate showed that ability to match was positively associated with larger program size and offering of shared residency positions. A negative association was found between many benefits and ability to match. The call schedule and number of call-free elective months had no measurable effect. Factors that we were unable to investigate, such as geographic location and academic reputation, may also play a role. Our results emphasize the irrelevance of enhancing benefits as a way of making programs competitive. Our energies need to be directed at attracting junior medical students to a career in pediatrics rather than competing for fourth-year students applying to pediatric programs.

(AJDC. 1991;145:1272-1275)

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National Resident Matching Program. National Resident Matching Program Data . Evanston, Ill: National Resident Matching Program; (April) 1988;.
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National Resident Matching Program. National Resident Matching Program Data . Evanston, Ill: National Resident Matching Program; (April) 1990;.
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National Resident Matching Program. National Resident Matching Program 1986 Results: Number of Applicants Sought and Number Matched for Each Hospital and Unfilled Programs by Specialty . Evanston, Ill: National Resident Matching Program; (March) 1986;.
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National Resident Matching Program. National Resident Matching Program 1987 Results: Number of Applicants Sought and Number Matched for Each Hospital and Unfilled Programs by Specialty . Evanston, Ill: National Resident Matching Program; (March) 1987;.
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National Resident Matching Program. National Resident Matching Program 1988 Results: Number of Applicants Sought and Number Matched for Each Hospital and Unfilled Programs by Specialty . Evanston, Ill: National Resident Matching Program; (March) 1988;.
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National Resident Matching Program. National Resident Matching Program 1989 Results: Number of Applicants Sought and Number Matched for Each Hospital and Unfilled Programs by Specialty . Evanston, Ill: National Resident Matching Program; (March) 1989;.
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National Resident Matching Program. National Resident Matching Program 1990 Results: Number of Applicants Sought and Number Matched for Each Hospital and Unfilled Programs by Specialty . Evanston, Ill: National Resident Matching Program; (March) 1990;.
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American Medical Association: 1989-1990 Directory of Graduate Medical Education Programs . Chicago, Ill: American Medical Association; 1989;.
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Strain JE.  The pediatrician as a role model in the career choice of medical students . Pediatrics . 1990;;85:364-365.
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National Resident Matching Program. National Resident Matching Program Data . Evanston, Ill: National Resident Matching Program; (April) 1989;.

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