‘Fauci effect’: Duke, UNC, medical schools nationwide seeing historically high applications

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — For nearly a year he’s been the face of America’s fight against the coronavirus. Now, Dr. Anthony Fauci may be fueling a new surge of young Americans who want to be just like him.

Nationwide, the number of medical school applications is up 18 percent compared to last year. In Durham, Duke University Medical School is seeing a 26 percent jump this year in students applying to be med students; and it’s a 12 percent jump at UNC’s School of Medicine in Chapel Hill.

With doctors at the forefront of the pandemic, some are calling this surge the “Fauci Effect”.

“This is the highest amount of applicants we’ve ever seen, ” said Dr. Linton Yee, associate dean of admissions at the Duke’s med school.

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