title: Entry of U.S. medical school graduates into family practice residencies: 1987-1988.
abstract: This study continues a series of reports from the American Academy of Family Physicians on the percentage of each medical school's graduates who enter family practice residency programs. Approximately 12.0% of the 15,872 graduates of United States medical schools between July 1986 and June 1987 were first-year residents in family practice in December 1987. The West North Central region reports the highest percentage of medical school graduates who were first-year residents in family practice programs in December 1987; the New England and Middle Atlantic regions had the lowest percentages. Medical school graduates from publicly funded medical schools were twice as likely to be first-year residents in family practice in December 1987 as were graduates from privately funded medical schools.
authors.affiliation: Division of Research and Information Services, American Academy of Family Physicians, Kansas City, Mo. 64114.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schmittling
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014481:United States