United States medical school expansion: impact on primary care
JE Dalen, KJ Ryan - The American Journal of Medicine, 2016 - amjmed.com
In the 25 years from 1980 until 2005 the number of allopathic medical schools and the
number of MD students in the US did not increase, despite the fact that the US population
increased by 70 million over this time period. 1 There was no increase in MD medical
students because of multiple predictions of a pending surplus of physicians. 1 The Council
on Graduate Medical Education (COGME), which was established by Congress to assess
physician workforce needs, recommended a decrease in physicians and an increase in the …
number of MD students in the US did not increase, despite the fact that the US population
increased by 70 million over this time period. 1 There was no increase in MD medical
students because of multiple predictions of a pending surplus of physicians. 1 The Council
on Graduate Medical Education (COGME), which was established by Congress to assess
physician workforce needs, recommended a decrease in physicians and an increase in the …