It is time to bring doctors back to medicine
Appointments booked months out. Overwhelmed specialists. ERs struggling to stay staffed. The physician shortage is not coming. It is already here.
The Association of American Medical Colleges projects a shortfall of more than 124,000 physicians by 2034. But that number does not capture the reality that doctors are leaving medicine quietly, every single day. Some retire early. Others step into nonclinical roles. Many more are simply trying to find a better …
