20 Graduates Head to Family Medicine Residencies
School of Medicine Beats National Average
03/24/17 Portland, Ore.
Alissa Goodwin at OHSU's Match Day, March 17, 2017 in Portland. Goodwin learned she will be heading to Richland, Wa. to complete her family medicine residency. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)
This year, 20 (out of 135) M.D. graduates of OHSU's School of Medicine matched with family medicine residencies. That means 15 percent of OHSU's graduating M.D.s are heading into family medicine, compared with an 8 percent national average.
Why does that matter?
It is estimated that by 2035, The United States will be short 33,000 primary care physicians to care for its growing population. The number of medical students matching into family medicine is steadily growing, but it needs to grow faster - much faster - to make sure our communities are healthy in the future.
This year we celebrate our 15 percent,and look forward to another year of inspiring and educating our current students, and sharing knowledge with our colleagues across the country to keep these numbers growing.