Internal Medicine Residency Personal Statement Examples for Match

The Medfools IM Internal Medicine Sample Residency Personal Statement Library is now open! These sample Internal Medicine residency personal statement examples for Internal Med are here for your viewing pleasure (fully anonymous). We’re hoping to add more in the future, including Pre-Med personal statements. If you’ve got one to add to the free library, don’t forget to contribute […]

Even Primary Care Residents Are Not Going Into Primary Care

ACP Internist LogoAccording to the ACP, many residents in primary care track programs are no longer entering primary care. Many graduating residents are specializing.

Most internal medicine residents, even those in primary care residencies, don’t plan to practice general internal medicine, a recent survey found.

U.S. internal medicine residents were surveyed about their career plans while taking the Internal Medicine In-Training Examination (IM-ITE). Data were gathered from more than 57,000 residents who responded to the survey in 2009-2011. About a third of the responses came from third-year residents. Results were published in the Dec. 5 Journal of the American Medical Association.
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