Career Plans Among Graduating US Emergency Medicine Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The emergency medicine (EM) workforce is undergoing complex change, including a potential projected physician surplus, the volatile and evolving interests of medical students, and the continued high rates of burnout. Understanding the career intentions of graduating residents is critical to inform workforce planning.

Objective

To examine the career plans, anticipated career durations, and key factors associated with the career decisions of graduating US EM residents.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional survey study, which sampled graduating residents from all Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited categorical EM programs, was conducted after the 2023 American Board of Emergency Medicine In-Training Examination. Re

SUBMITTER: Lu DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12848626 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature