Re:America’s aging population is leading to a doctor shortag...
by TuringNYC on Sunday September 08, 2019 @01:11AM
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Plot a graph:
1970 to now: US Population (or US senior citizen population)
1970 to now: Medical schools
1970 to now: Medical school graduates
1970 to now: Medical Resident spots for "shortage" specialties
I'm willing to bet the shortage is due to these plots not growing proportionally. Also, you cant increase medical school graduates w/o also increasing resident spots, otherwise, graduates go into other fields.
1970 to now: US Population (or US senior citizen population)
1970 to now: Medical schools
1970 to now: Medical school graduates
1970 to now: Medical Resident spots for "shortage" specialties
I'm willing to bet the shortage is due to these plots not growing proportionally. Also, you cant increase medical school graduates w/o also increasing resident spots, otherwise, graduates go into other fields.