Daniel Wells

Publication Date 10-1-2025 PubMedCentral® Posted Date 10-24-2025 PubMedCentral® Full Text Version Post-print Abstract Conservative policy shifts in Southern states may be impacting how medical trainees perceive and evaluate residency programs in the region. These states already face challenges with poor health outcomes and physician shortages, and increasingly restrictive laws risk further deterring applicants from prioritizing Southern residency programs.

Keywords med-peds graduates, subspecialty training, subspecialty, med-peds, career choices, medical resident education, med-peds residency Abstract Background and objectives Dual-trained medicine-pediatrics physicians (med-peds) play an important role in the healthcare ecosystem. Little is known about the subspecialty choices of med-peds residency graduates. This study aims to characterize the subspecialty choices of med-peds residency graduates.