What 5 leaders have to say about projected physician shortages

Becker's Healthcare October 21, 2024
Claire Wallace

By the end of 2024, the U.S. is predicted to see a shortage of 64,000 physicians, according to research from McKinsey & Co.

These shortages will likely persist, especially among ASC specialties, including anesthesiology and gastroenterology.

Here is what five leaders have told Becker’s about physician shortages this year:

Benjamin Levy III, MD. Gastroenterologist at University of Chicago Medicine: Hopefully, we can expand residency and fellowship programs in the United States to provide enough physicians to take care of the ballooning patient population in America. As the baby boomer generation ages, we are going to need more physicians. Also, because of the obesity epidemic, the U.S. patient population is going to need a lot more primary care physicians...

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