Applications to Medical Schools Reach Record
A record number of people applied to U.S. medical schools this year, defying warnings that medicine has lost its appeal and bearing witness to a tough job market for college graduates.
There were 42,625 applicants, 60% more than five years ago, the Assn. of American Medical Colleges reported Tuesday.
The recent increase in medical applicants does not jibe with the dissatisfaction many doctors express about medicine today and with the specter of government regulation under health care reform, said a report on medical education in today’s Journal of the American Medical Assn.
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