Internal medicine in the National Resident Matching Program 1987: the ides of March.

The number and percentage of graduating seniors from medical schools in the United States who have matched to categorical programs in internal medicine in the National Resident Matching Program have decreased since 1985. Examination of the balance between undergraduate and graduate medical education in the 127 networks of each medical school in the United States and its associated hospitals showed major differences in the retention and recruitment of graduates. The service needs of hospitals rather than the number of graduates from schools in the United States would seem to have controlled the number of positions.

Medical students trained abroad and medical manpower. Recent trends and predictions.

Physicians trained in foreign medical schools, including U.S. citizens, are once again playing a larger part in the provision of medical are in this country.

A tracking study of U. S. medical school graduates from the first to the second postdoctoral year.

The types of activities of U.S. medical school graduates of 1977 in their second postdoctoral year have been determined.

Balance in medical education networks.

Most graduates of U.S. medical schools will spend the number of years of residency training necessary for certification in a specialty.

First-year graduate medical education positions obtained by U.S. graduates in 1977.

When the 2,308 residencies obtained by U.S. medical school graduates outisde of th National Intern and Resident Matching Program were added to those of the 11,172 students who matched, the distribution of all 1977 graduates among specialties was found to be essentially the same as for those who matched, but regional differences were marked.

Results of the NIRMP for 1977.

The results of the National Intern and Resident Matching Program for the past four years show a steadily increasing number of positions offered and filled in the primary care specialties. The number of percentage of unmatched U.S.

Programs and positions available to U.S. medical students through NIRMP, 1976.

An analysis of programs and positions in the first year of graduate medical education regarded as acceptable by U.S. medical students suggests that the ratio for all positions is about one per graduate and even less in primary care programs.