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The biggest issue isn't domestic medical school slots, it's a lack of residency training slots (for which federal funding was capped in 1996). If more residency
by phaedrus441 6y ago
The biggest issue isn't domestic medical school slots, it's a lack of residency training slots (for which federal funding was capped in 1996). If more residency slots were available with adequate funding, these positions could easily be filled with foreign medical graduates that have passed the US's medical boards (USMLE steps 1 & 2, with 3 taken during or after intern year).
- killjoywashere 6y agoThere were more US residency spots (23,339) than US allopathic medical school graduates (17,789) in 2016. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28919221/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28919221/
- phaedrus441 6y agoDon’t neglect osteopathic graduates as well (though I’d imagine that is only several thousand more)