Becker's Healthcare January 9, 2026
While medical residency programs have seen some recent growth in residency slots, gaps persist between the number of applicants and the number of available positions—deepening the ongoing shortage of physicians in the U.S.
Medicus Healthcare Solutions provides a breakdown of the supply and demand mismatch playing out in residency programs across the nation in its recently published The State of the U.S. Physician Workforce white paper.
Here are five takeaways from the report:
1. Between 2000 and 2025, the total number of applicants to medical residency programs increased from just over 30,000 to more than 50,000. During the same period, the total number of postgraduate residency training slots increased from about 20,000 to 40,000, according to data from the National...
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