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Contact: Media Relations Officer
MEDIA ADVISORY
Medical School Applicant Numbers Continue to Decline
AAMC President Cohen to Release New Applicant Data
WHAT: AAMC President Jordan J. Cohen, M.D., will announce the newest data on applicants and matriculants to U.S. medical schools at a luncheon for the media. As in the past three years, medical schools are once again experiencing an overall decline in the number of applicants. Dr. Cohen will also discuss the legislative and regulatory issues affecting medical schools and teaching hospitals (BBA, NIH, privacy, etc.), and release a new AAMC report describing how medical schools and teaching hospitals are managing change in the health care marketplace.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 25, 2000, noon-2 p.m. (lunch will be provided)
WHERE: AAMC headquarters, 2450 N Street, Washington, D.C., Room 130
RSVP: Jennifer Bush, jbush@aamc.org or (202) 828-0041
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The Association of American Medical Colleges represents the 125 accredited U.S. medical schools; the 16 accredited Canadian medical schools; some 400 major teaching hospitals, including 74 Veterans Administration medical centers; 91 academic and professional societies representing nearly 88,000 faculty members; and the nation's 67,000 medical students and 102,000 residents.
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