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“Match Day represents an extraordinary moment for future physicians, and we are proud to see the Main Residency Match welcoming more positions and securing more training opportunities.” — Donna L. Lamb, DHSc, NRMP President and CEO

“Simulation training using synthetic cysts and formalin-embalmed cadavers provides PA students with a realistic and low-stress learning environment in which to develop the complex tactile skills needed to successfully guide a needle with ultrasound.”

Survey findings demonstrate that clinical supervisors often send students away before opposite-gender patients enter, believing patients would be uncomfortable, without actually asking for patient consent.

“We’ve published several editorials in this past year focused on a 1-year fellowship in a specialty that arguably needs way, way more time, more than 1 year. Are we doing our trainees or even our patients a disservice by continuing that 1-year construct, which is now solidly 30 years old?”

The NRMP has actively engaged in discussion about the physician pipeline and stands ready to provide data and information that further inform the conversation.

Advanced laparoscopic surgical training gains a practical new tool through 3D-printed anatomical structures that accurately simulate critical pelvic structures and surgical planes.