2010 Fill Rate for Family Medicine Highest Ever
The fill rate (which is the number of spots filled in the match) was 91.4% for family medicine. Those spots that are not filled in the match are filled in the scramble by people who did not match. This percentage is the highest for family medicine ever. There was also a 9% increase in the number of US grads entering family medicine! I guess we are doing something right and people are figuring out the necessity and value of primary care physicians.
The reason it is exciting that more US grads are entering family medicine is because oftentimes family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics (the primary care specialties) will fill in the remaining spots with foreign medical grads, because these are the least competitive specialties. Even though in my eyes they are the most important specialties. Just some very exciting news for the future of family medicine.
Here are some pictures from yesterday! Enjoy.
Pre-envelope receiving or opening.
Mel and I with our 12-year-old-sitting-at-the-kiddie-table-at Thanksgiving-sparkling-non-champagne-apple-cider. yum :(
It's in my hands...now just have to wait until noon!
ahhhh....
The Letter!
3 new family docs enter the world!
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