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Bridging Problems with SOLUTIONS™ 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd., GaRden City, ny 11530 Phone: (516) 296 1000 n Fax: (516) 296 1030 n www.milleRmilone.Com 49 wiReless Blvd., hauPPauGe, ny 11788 99 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd., GaRden City, ny 11530 Attorney Advertising At Miller & Milone, P.C. the whole surpasses the sum of its parts. Many of today's healthcare issues are quite complicated and require a multifaceted approach to achieve a solution. Our integrated five department system allows our firm to address complex problems with a myriad of solutions. Inquire about our ED Financial Assist™ Medicaid Program. Increases in Medical School Enrollment Near Long-Term Target BY STEVE BARRETT THE 2017 SURVE Y of Medica l School Enrollment Pla ns, released this year by the Association of A merican Medica l Colleges (A AMC), shows enrollment in U.S. medica l schools has risen 29 percent since 2002–2003. That growth is expected to reach 30 percent for the 2018–2019 school year. The increa se ref lects a three-yea r la g in achieving the long-term enrollment expansion that A A MC recommended in 2006. Faced with a growing physician shortage in the United States, A AMC at that time pressed for a 30 percent increase in first-yea r medica l school enrollment by 2015–2016, a s compared with 2002–2003. The survey, completed by deans at all the nation's MD-granting medica l schools that have at least preliminary accreditation from the Lia ison Commit tee on Medica l Education, wa s conducted from November 2017 through March 2018. Among other findings: + Roughly 44 percent of medical schools worr y about whether incoming students will be able to secure future residencies of their choice. + Slightly more tha n ha lf of the schools face competition for clinica l training sites from DO-gra nting schools a nd other prog ra ms for hea lthca re workers. + W hile most medica l schools do not pay for clinica l training, nea rly ha lf feel pressure to do so. ■ MEDICAL SCHOOL ENROLLMENT HA S RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE PA ST 15 YE ARS, BUT SCHOOLS ARE UNSURE WHE THER GR ADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION CAN KEEP PACE WITH THAT INCRE A SE, A RECENT SURVE Y FINDS. M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S L O N G I S L A N D ■ 2 018 1 7

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