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On March 21, some 23,000 medical school graduates in the National Resident Matching Program found out which residency program they would enter to begin their hands-on clinical training.
According to a press release from the Association of American Medical Colleges, this year’s match results pose a decrease in applicants matched to generalist specialties, including anesthesiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, while diagnostic radiology appears to be on the rise. In addition, there was a slight decrease in the number of U.S. medical school seniors matching to general surgery positions. Although the number of available general surgery positions remained largely unchanged since 2001, the number of U.S. seniors filling those positions dropped from 820 in 2001 to 782 this year.
At BWH, residency program directors are pleased with the match results. In both the Surgery and Medicine programs, the results of this year’s match indicate a strong team of first-year residents to begin at BWH in July 2002.
“It is gratifying to know that top U.S. medical students again recognized the quality training available at BWH, making this year’s match among the best ever. Bruce Levy, MD and I are particularly indebted to the hard work and enthusiasm of our current residents and faculty in recruiting such fine students and future colleagues,” said Joel Katz, MD, Internal Medicine Residency Program director.
“The Department of Surgery did spectacularly well with this year’s match. Our highly competitive program at BWH, like those at other top academic medical centers, will continue to do well and welcome a stellar group of residents each year,” said chairman of the Department of Surgery Michael Zinner, MD.