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Exploring the Workforce Implications of a Decade of Medical School Expansion

Variations in Medical School Growth and Changes in Student Characteristics and Career Plans

Academic Medicine article that explores whether medical school enrollment growth may help address workforce priorities, including diversity, primary care, care for underserved populations, and academic faculty. Despite expansion, the characteristics of matriculating medical students changed little, except at new schools. Further expansion may benefit from targeted consideration of workforce needs.

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