Applications to US medical schools fall for fourth year

摘要

Applications to medical schools in the United States have declined for the fourth consecutive year, according to a survey sponsored by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. The committee's questionnaire was designed to assess the state of medical school education and was completed last year by all 125 medical schools in the United States. Applications have plummeted since reaching a high of 47 000 in 1996. However, they are still well above the low reached in 1988, when only 27000 students applied for admission. Nevertheless, many schools are worried that a trend in falling applications has been established. In the year 2000 there were 37092 applications for the first year class and 17 538 acceptances.