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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This article goes into some detail:

[https://www.vox.com/22989930/residency-match-physician-doctor-shortage-pandemic-medical-school](https://www.vox.com/22989930/residency-match-physician-doctor-shortage-pandemic-medical-school)

As I read it the issues are:

– more residency applicants than places available

– lack of funding and political will to create more (something to do with medicare)

– very hard to recruit overseas doctors, although this wouldn’t help US medical graduates.