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Three Pathways to a Physician Career: Applicants to U.S. MD and DO Schools and U.S. Citizen Applicants to International Medical Schools
Academic Medicine, 12/01/08

Jolly P et al. - If all first-time applicants applied to U.S. MD schools, the pool of first-time applicants would be increased by only 11%. It may be necessary to recruit additional applicants to meet projected growth in the aggregate capacity of both U.S. MD and DO schools. Although the number and quality of applicants seem to be adequate for the near term, it will be important to continue to monitor these trends.