More doctors in the pipeline
Quick View. June 6, 2005.
Medical schools are starting to increase enrollment in response to growing concerns of a looming physician shortage.
|
Enrollment |
Increase |
|
2003-04
(first-year) |
Existing schools |
New schools |
Total |
Change |
| Allopathic schools |
16,538 |
650-900 |
100-500 |
750-1,400 |
4.5%-7.3% |
| Osteopathic schools |
3,079 |
450-900 |
150-450 |
600-1,350 |
24.6%-43.8% |
| Total |
19,617 |
1,100-1,800 |
250-950 |
1,350-2,750 |
6.9%-14% |
By 2020, expansion plans will put an estimated 30,000 additional physicians into a work force of 972,000 physicians, bringing the total to 1,002,000. Existing and new schools expect to reach the following targets for first-year enrollment increases by 2010. Because not all plans are final, estimates were given in ranges.
Source: AAMC Center for Workforce Studies
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