The number of medical students is wholly irrelevant to the conversation at hand. We currently have more residencies than medical students, so spots are filled by foreign medical grads.
However, in about 2-3 years, there will be more American medical students than there will be residency spots. Still have the same problem: the bottleneck in training is the residency.
So, blaming the AMA or AAMC for keeping medical student numbers down is pointless. They are not the final gatekeeper for the creation of doctors. Residency training is that gatekeeper.
However, in about 2-3 years, there will be more American medical students than there will be residency spots. Still have the same problem: the bottleneck in training is the residency.
So, blaming the AMA or AAMC for keeping medical student numbers down is pointless. They are not the final gatekeeper for the creation of doctors. Residency training is that gatekeeper.