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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Medical student here. The large gatekeeper is the number or residency training spots. There are more medical students than residency spots already so schools are hesitant to accept more students. Every year many physicians are unable to get a residency, and without that they basically cannot practice medicinez