Medical Economics March 21, 2025
Internal medicine is single largest training specialty, according to figures from medical groups.
Match 2025 was a success for family medicine and internal medicine as a record number of budding physicians opted for primary care specialties.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) both declared record classes of upcoming doctors in the 2025 National Resident Matching Program Main Residency Match (NRMP).
Meanwhile, this year’s match was a first for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which used a new program to achieve a 99.9% match rate.
A record year
The NRMP announced the 2025 Match was the largest in its 73-year history, with 52,498 applicants registered, up 2,085, or 4.1%, from 2024....