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Figure 1 Number of total and first-year cardiology trainees in the U.S. (1994–2001). Source: American Board of Internal Medicine (www.abim.org/Workforce/Fellgen.htm) and JAMA Graduate Medical Education Issue (1995–2002). The year listed is the year the first-year trainee entered the program. Total number of residents includes resident physicians on duty as of August 1 for each year reported.