KevinMD March 13, 2024
American College of Physicians

It is somewhat cliché these days to talk about physician workforce shortages, but recent data highlights that the problem is getting worse. Two research publications this past year were particularly alarming.

First, in a recent analysis of internal medicine resident career plans from 2019 to 2021, only 9.4% of internal medicine residents indicated they planned to pursue a career in general internal medicine. This is down from 19.9% in 2011 and 25% in 2004. In a second, perhaps even more shocking report by Elsevier Health released this past October, a survey of some 2200 medical students revealed that 25% of U.S. medical students are considering quitting their studies, and a full 63% see their current education as a steppingstone toward...

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