Posted this on the DIGA Forum but did not get any response from the faculty advisors, so I thought I'd post it here:
I was wondering what you guys thought about the recent surge in the number of new dermatology residency programs. Over the last 2 years, MetroHealth Cleveland, UTSW-Austin, Baylor-Dallas, Kaiser, and Tufts have opened new residency programs. And Arizona just announced that they will re-open their program this July. With these new spots PLUS the continued expansion of the residency classes of already-exisiting programs, one cannot help but wonder if we are overproducing dermatologists. In fact, in the just-realeased data gathered by the NRMP, ONLY dermatology and radiation oncology increased their available residency spots by more than 10% over the last 4 years (2006-2010). The PGY-2 dermatology spots increased from 276 to 329 in that period.
As everyone knows, one of the secrets to dermatology's success and "hotness" as a field has been the low supply to demand ratio compared to other specialties. With so many spots opening up recently, might dermatology lose its "edge?"
I was wondering what you guys thought about the recent surge in the number of new dermatology residency programs. Over the last 2 years, MetroHealth Cleveland, UTSW-Austin, Baylor-Dallas, Kaiser, and Tufts have opened new residency programs. And Arizona just announced that they will re-open their program this July. With these new spots PLUS the continued expansion of the residency classes of already-exisiting programs, one cannot help but wonder if we are overproducing dermatologists. In fact, in the just-realeased data gathered by the NRMP, ONLY dermatology and radiation oncology increased their available residency spots by more than 10% over the last 4 years (2006-2010). The PGY-2 dermatology spots increased from 276 to 329 in that period.
As everyone knows, one of the secrets to dermatology's success and "hotness" as a field has been the low supply to demand ratio compared to other specialties. With so many spots opening up recently, might dermatology lose its "edge?"
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