Trends in IM

[medlaw06]

hey all...I have noticed certain trends in talking with people (ok...I realize level 3 evidence means jack, but bear with me)

Applicants for anes: UP
Applicants for peds: DOWN
Applicants for Ob/Gyn: duh!!
Applicants for EM: UP
Applicants for FP: hello...anyone out there...Bueller....is that you?
Applicants for Surg: UP

(by this, I mean the CURRENT year...with the match stats coming out in March, 05)

What's the trend in IM?


(apologies if there already exists a thread like this)

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[kinetic]

Down. And everyone who gets in is going for fellowships.

 

[NYtoCA Peds]

Actually, on all my interviews I keep hearing how the applications for peds have gone way up this year.

 

[Dazed]

The program director for UNC told us that they received more applications for IM this year than they have in the past 20 years. I don't know if that is representative for programs throughout the nation though.

 

[pretzel]

Agree that number of IM applicants may be up, but I think the focus of most IM residents now is fellowships, so it might be a different kind of applicant. Could be very wrong about this, but have a feeling that lifestyle specialties inside and outside of medicine are up.