Academic Medicine Open Forum

The AAMC's annual Report on Residents is an online collection of data tables that provide information on certain characteristics of residency applicants and residents, as well as information on post residency professional activities. It pulls data from multiple sources to create tables that focus on issues across states, specialties, and phases of the GME continuum.

Although the changes in this report from year to year are often marginal, the Report on Residents is one of many important resources for tracking changes within the largest specialties and subspecialties.

For example:

• Table A1 shows the number of medical school graduates who intend to enter each specialty, and whether they reported a different intention when they first entered medical school. Did your specialty interests change throughout your education?
• Table B5 and Table B6 show active residents by race/ethnicity and GME specialty of training. 
• Table C4 shows how many physicians go on to practice in the state where they trained by specialty of training. 

If you have questions or insights around this latest report - please let us know!  Do some of the outcomes surprise you?

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Tomas Massari
Senior Data Analyst
Association of American Medical Colleges
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A lot has changed since I started my internal medicine residency at UCLA in 1974. The annual Report on Residents helps our community members (incl. applicants, program directors, and researchers) understand the evolving body of residents and fellows at this critical time in their medical training. The report analyzes and translates trends in medical specialties and subspecialties, residency applicants and residents, and post-residency professional activities. You can download the report and other resources for free at https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/students-residents/data/report-residents/2021/executive-summary and I look forward to hearing from you all if any of the outcomes surprised you, as Tomas asked previously! 

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David Skorton
President and CEO
Association of American Medical Colleges
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-30-2021 09:46
From: Tomas Massari
Subject: Tip Tuesday: Using the 2021 Report on Residents

The AAMC's annual Report on Residents is an online collection of data tables that provide information on certain characteristics of residency applicants and residents, as well as information on post residency professional activities. It pulls data from multiple sources to create tables that focus on issues across states, specialties, and phases of the GME continuum.

Although the changes in this report from year to year are often marginal, the Report on Residents is one of many important resources for tracking changes within the largest specialties and subspecialties.

For example:

• Table A1 shows the number of medical school graduates who intend to enter each specialty, and whether they reported a different intention when they first entered medical school. Did your specialty interests change throughout your education?
• Table B5 and Table B6 show active residents by race/ethnicity and GME specialty of training. 
• Table C4 shows how many physicians go on to practice in the state where they trained by specialty of training. 

If you have questions or insights around this latest report - please let us know!  Do some of the outcomes surprise you?

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Tomas Massari
Senior Data Analyst
Association of American Medical Colleges
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