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Surgeon shortage spells danger for us all
USA Today; Arlington, Va.; Apr 16, 2002; Ivan Oransky;
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Abstract:
A few weeks ago, Match Day -- when new doctors get their residency assignments -- confirmed the downward trend: In 2002, only 75% of the approximately 1,000 available places in first-year general surgery programs in the USA were filled by students from U.S. medical schools. That is in line with the recent steady drop: The percentage was 85% in 2000, which is ...
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