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Why a GME Squeeze Is Unlikely

Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D.,
Edward Salsberg, M.P.A.,
and Katie Weider, M.P.H.

Increases in numbers of medical students and a cap on Medicare-funded residency positions have sparked fear that some U.S. medical graduates won't be able to practice medicine. But the trends suggest that there will be ample slots for U.S. graduates over the next decade.

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This article was published on November 4, 2015, at NEJM.org.

Author Affiliations

From the George Washington University Health Workforce Institute, Washington, DC.

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