The AMA is not a regulatory board — it is an association and a rather liberal one at that. I cannot stand that AMA — they are a bunch of idiots and I am not a member as neither are any of my colleagues.
The number of residencies are set by the federal government which determines the number of physicians.
Its disgusting.
If we had 5x as many doctors our medical costs would probably be about 4x lower.
Spot on. Thank you.
I would rather spend $600 for a pizza than to send dues to the AMA.
Since you are in the field - is it true that residencies are funded from Medicare or Medicade, not sure which one, which effectively caps the number available.
Had a friend who kid was working to get into medical school, and I asked why, if we need so many more docs, don’t they just add more open slots in medical schools.
His response was they could - though that’s not easy either, but even if they did, the number of available residencies is out of their control and controlled by federal funding. If they added more class there would just be a bottle neck at the residency stage after expensive medical school instead of before…
Thank you in advance if you have time to respond.