The effect of offering international health training opportunities on family medicine residency recruiting.

Background And Objectives: While medical students' interest in family medicine declines, and residency programs face recruiting challenges, interest in international health is increasing. We studied the influence of offering an international health track (IHT) on residency recruitment.

Methods: We surveyed all graduates between the years 1994--2003 of a family medicine residency program offering an optional IHT (n=90).