How Catholic Institutions Are Responding to the Physician Deficit - First Things

How Catholic Institutions Are Responding to the Physician Deficit - First Things

Last year, the Association of American Medical Colleges warned that the United States will face a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036, including a shortage of between 20,200 and 40,400 primary care providers in family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, and geriatric medicine. Variables driving the deficit include the fact that more than a third of active physicians will likely retire in the next ten years. Stepping …