Hospitals and medical groups offered 41,503 residency positions in 2024, a 3% increase from last year, according to the data released by the National Resident Matching Program.
But though the number of pediatric residency slots increased slightly from last year, 8% of available positions remained unfilled in 2024 compared with about 3% last year. Medical students' interest in pediatrics continues to decline in part because it pays less than other specialties, Bryan Carmody, MD, MPH, a pediatric nephrologist known for hisediatric applicants from US medical schools peaked in 2015 and has fallen since, he said.
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