Graduating medical school seniors pursuing careers as doctors are more apt to choose a non-primary care specialty in 2003, according to the Leawood, KS-based American Academy of Family Physicians. According to information released by the National Resident Matching Program, the 2003 initial fill rate for family practice residency programs is 76.2%, or 2,239 positions filled out of 2,940 positions offered. This represents a 5% decrease from last year's initial fill rate and continues a six-year trend that began in 1997.

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