A report released recently by the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS), University at Albany, indicated that several in-demand specialties have shown a marked increase in the median starting income being offered to new graduates. As reported in the Winter 2003 issue of GME Central, physicians graduating from programs in anesthesiology and radiology, among others, experienced especially strong demand. In addition, the starting income for physicians in these two specialties has increased dramatically over the last five years. The data are based on CHWS's annual resident exit survey, which tracks demand for physicians in general, and by specialty, using several key indicators.

Trends in Median Starting Income, Anesthesiology (General) and Radiology, New York State, 1998Ð2002