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[quote=Anonymous]We have more than enough pre-med students applying to med schools.

Each year there over 50,000 applicants to med schools.  Only 40% get at least one acceptance.  The US ranks towards the bottom of developed countries in the number of medical graduates per population.  So the problem is more about not enough spaces in med schools.

There are not enough slots in US medical schools to fill residency positions, so a quarter or so go to foreign medical school graduates.

Another way this gap is being filled is through DO schools, where the program has become much closer to that of conventional medical schools and the students take the same licensing exams.  DOs tend far more than MDs to go into the much needed primary care medical areas.

Foreign medical school graduates also play a huge role in providing doctors to underserved communities across the US.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/upshot/america-is-surprisingly-reliant-on-foreign-medical-graduates.html[/quote]

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