Strengthening Psychiatry’s Numbers

[...]the number of U.S. medical students matching into psychiatry presents only a part of the whole picture: 681 U.S. medical students filled just about half of the positions offered in the 2013 match (1,360 positions offered; 1,330 filled); the remaining positions were filled with international med...

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Published in:Academic psychiatry 2013-09, Vol.37 (5), p.293-296
Main Authors: Roberts, Laura Weiss, Ohayon, Maurice, Coverdale, John, Goldsmith, Michelle, Beresin, Eugene V., Louie, Alan K., Tait, Glendon R., Balon, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Editorial
Family physicians
Health Services Needs and Demand - trends
Humans
Illnesses
Internship and Residency - trends
Medical Education
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental disorders
Mental Health Services - legislation & jurisprudence
Mortality
Older people
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Pediatrics
Physicians
Preventive medicine
Psychiatry
Psychiatry - education
Psychiatry - manpower
Psychiatry - trends
Recruitment
Schools
Shortages
Students
Teachers
United States
Workforce
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Summary:[...]the number of U.S. medical students matching into psychiatry presents only a part of the whole picture: 681 U.S. medical students filled just about half of the positions offered in the 2013 match (1,360 positions offered; 1,330 filled); the remaining positions were filled with international medical graduates (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens), Canadian medical students, graduates from osteopathic schools, and students who graduated the previous year. [...]of the nearly three-quarters-of-a-million active physicians in the United States, psychiatry is third only to preventive medicine and clinical pathology as the specialty with the most physicians who are age 55 years or older (2). Many faculty members leave their academic positions because of lifestyle, financial, and other concerns (14). Because academic psychiatrists are entrusted with advancing the knowledge-base of the field and training all medical students, residents across many specialties, scientists, psychologists, and other health professionals, the repercussions associated with the thinning of our ranks are far-reaching.
ISSN:1042-9670
1545-7230
DOI:10.1176/appi.ap.13070112