Scenarios Projecting the Composition of Additional Residency Slots Needed in 2035
| Primary Care Specialty | 2015 New Primary Care Physicians | GIM to FM Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportional to 2015 Workforce | Proportional to 2015 Production | Decreases From Diminished GIM Productiona | ||
| Family medicine | 3,768 | 110 | 973 | 1,117 |
| General internal medicine | 2,412 | 1,486 | 623 | 479 |
| Pediatrics | 1,869 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
| Total | 8,049 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 |
| GIM/FM ratio | 0.64 | 13.47 | 0.64 | 0.43 |
| Change in FM, % | 2.9 | 25.8 | 29.7 | |
FM = family medicine; GIM = general internal medicine.
↵a GIM comprises 30% of the combined FM and GIM share of additional residents.