Applicant trends
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That’s applicants. What about number of spots? If they have been steady, all this will do is increase anesthesia’s barrier to entry.
Where did this data come from?
It’s a start. Word has gotten out clearly.
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All this means is that the average caliber EM residents will go down. Programs will still fill via IMGs if necessary. Sad, since a plurality of AOA members in my graduating class pursued this field.
Not a given, but time will tell. Nobody can put a gun to an IMGs head and force them to go EM if they don’t want to, especially when there’s plenty of IM/FM spots out there that’ll lead to jobs with a similar or likely better (in time) salary.
Good.
Everyone doesn't need a trophy. If you're not competitive enough, dual-apply. We shouldn't increase spots for any specialty if there's no need. EM is obvious. But with CRNAs saying every day they're the better/cheaper alternative to true MDs then the last thing anesthesia needs is more spots.
IMGs will literally take anything regardless if they even have a 1% chance at a job after.
Historically, this hasn't been the case, even when EM wasn't as competitive initially. It's also not very difficult for an IMG to match primary care, even the ones with multiple board failures on their record. It could still happen, but I have my doubts.
I guess I'll keep whining about the future of EM. Someone seems to be listening 😂
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