Table 1.
Number and Proportion of 2013 Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) Residents Likely to Practice Primary Care (PC) after Completing Graduate Medical Education
| Specialty | # (%) of Training Programs N = 4,006 | # (%) of PGY1 Residents Matching in Specialty N = 25,463 | # (%) of PGY1 Residents in Specialty Likely to Practice PC* | % of all PGY1 Residents Likely to Practice PC** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine | 462 (11.5) | 2,919 (11.5) | 2,627 (90.0)6 | 10.3 |
| Internal Medicine | 532 (13.3) | 6,947 (27.3) | 1,493 (21.5)4 | 5.9 |
| Pediatrics | 203 (5.1) | 2,689 (10.6) | 1,210 (45.0)5 | 4.6 |
| All 3 “Generalist” Specialties | 1,195 (29.8) | 12,555 (49.3) | 5,330 (42.5) | 20.9 |
*Calculated by multiplying the total number of PGY1 residents matching in each specialty (3rd column) by the proportion likely to practice primary care after graduating, using the percentages indicated in column 4 drawn from the references cited
**Calculated as the proportion of PGY1 residents by specialty likely to practice primary care after graduating (column 4), of the total number of PGY1 residents in the 2013 match (25,463)