Every year I hear about qualified premeds not getting into med school because there are so few spots. Why are qualified people being turned away if there’s a worsening doctor shortage in the US?

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Every year I hear about qualified premeds not getting into med school because there are so few spots. Why are qualified people being turned away if there’s a worsening doctor shortage in the US?

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They increased the number of spaces at medical schools, so getting into a medical school is no longer the bottleneck.

The bottleneck is more places to do a residency, which they haven’t increased, so every year there are ~1000 more folks that have graduated medical school, that can’t get a residency.