Becker's Healthcare August 23, 2024
The projected shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036 is being driven by a number of factors, including residency programs that have not expanded at the same rate as the demand for healthcare services in the U.S. or the enrollment in medical school.
Here are how some institutions are taking the residency shortage into their own hands:
1. The Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners are accepting applications for a new physician training program. The Bridge Year Graduate Physician Program is designed to increase the number of physicians in the state by allowing medical school graduates who did...