Entry of US medical school graduates into family practice residencies: 1989-1990 and nine-year summary.

This is the ninth report prepared by the American Academy of Family Physicians on the percentage of each medical school's graduates who entered family practice residency programs. Approximately 10.8% of the 15,646 graduates of United States medical schools between July 1988 and June 1989 were first-year residents in family practice in October 1989. This compares to 10.7% in the previous year. The West North Central region reported the highest percentage of medical school graduates who are first-year residents in family practice programs in October 1989; the Middle Atlantic and New England regions continued with the lowest percentages. Medical school graduates from publicly funded medical schools were twice as likely to be first-year residents in family practice in October 1989 than were graduates from privately funded schools. The percentages for each medical school have varied substantially from year to year in the nine years that the AAFP has reported this information. The average percentage for each medical school for the last nine years, as well as the cumulative percentage for each medical school, are reported.