“Cold feet”: A qualitative study of medical students who seriously considered emergency medicine but chose another specialty

Radfar Akhavan, Arvin; V. Kontrick, Amy; M. Egan, Haley; A. Balint, Stephanie; G Kane, Bryan; House, Joseph; S. Graffeo, Charles; Mark Courtney, D.; W. Lu, Dave

doi:10.1002/aet2.10967

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“Cold feet”: A qualitative study of medical students who seriously considered emergency medicine but chose another specialty

Published in AEM Education and Training • Mar 21, 2024

Authors:

Arvin Radfar Akhavan

Amy V. Kontrick

Haley M. Egan

Abstract

Introduction: Emergency medicine (EM) has historically been among the most competitive specialties in the United States. However, in 2022 and 2023, 219 of 2921 and 554 of 3010 respective National Resident Matching Program positions were initially unfilled. Medical students' selection of a medical sp...

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