Becker's Healthcare July 29, 2024
Finding footing as a new chief medical officer looks different for each executive at each hospital, but at children’s hospitals, there are different layers to consider in a leadership role.
Results from the 2024 National Resident Matching Program showed that residency positions in pediatric medicine dropped by 5% year-over-year from 97.1% in 2023 to only 92% of offered residency spots in pediatrics getting filled in 2024.
This change resulted in an increase of 164 more positions that went unfilled in the specialty this year, than in 2023. Additionally, 47.6% of MD seniors matched to pediatric categorical positions in 2024, a decline of 7.2% from 2023, according to the data.
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