U. of Kansas Tops Family Practitioners List

The University of Kansas School of Medicine places more M.D.s in family medicine residencies than any other medical school in the U.S., according to a recent survey by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

In recent years, over 1 in 5 Kansas graduates have chosen family medicine as their specialty. 39 of the School's 2005 graduates went into family medicine residencies.

The AAFP report also found that graduates of publicly-funded medical schools were more likely to go into family medicine than private medical school graduates are. 9.9 per cent of graduates from publicly-funded medical schools were in family medicine residencies in the fall of 2005, compared to 5.8 per cent of private school graduates.

The AAFP has previously reported that the number of M.D.s going into family medicine has fallen by more than half since 1997, contributing to a projected nationwide shortfall of family physicans by 2020.

Source: "KU School of Medicine Ranks #1 in Number of Graduates Choosing a Family Medicine Residency" - press release, the University of Kansas Medical Center (Kansas City, KS), December 11, 2006