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The University of Nebraska Medical Center has revers
al 1970 decision which shortened its program to three
years and will return to the four-year graduate program,
according to a center cfcial.
Dr. Perry R&by, medicsl center dean, said the program
cri:h2lly was shortened to three years so more students
could te admitted and be graduated quickly. He said there
now are fever residencies available for graduate students,
so the four-year program will return.
Eijby sdd the number of residency positions is expect
ed to decrease nationally from about 25,000 in the 1970s
to 17,000 by 1980, while the number if students graduat
ing has increased from about 9,000 to 1 6,000.
Dr. Ilchart Wiltse, assistant 4ean and chairman of the
curriculum committee, said the .majority of students at
the medical center are studying for family practices.
Residency positions for this field are expected to be full
nationwide by 190,hesaid. '
"We're looking ahead at a crunch,' Rigby said. "The
four-year program seems to be the best way possible to
prepare the students for the competition,"
The four-year program wO be an "enrichment period"
for the student, he said. There will be mere time for
elective courses, research and vacations for the students.
. Under the three-year program, students were forced
to decide after 13 months which medicsl field . they-
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wanted to enter. For some students, this meant choosing
a field before they even completed basic science courses,
Rigby and Wiltse said.
"Students need to make a career choice," Rigby said,
"and they need to have quality education to be able to
make their choice. The four-year program wffl give them
more time to choose the career that is right for them."
The four-year program will go into effect with the
; class entering in 1978, but will not affect present medical
center students, Rigby and Wiltse said.
The three-year option still will be available for students
wlw qualify scholastically and have shown they are able
to handle the stress of a three-year program, according to
Rigby. Most of these students will be persons with
advanced degrees, he added.
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