How IMGs are Shaping Medicine in the US
The medical industry has been facing an alarming problem. The current physician workforce is aging. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) says that as of 2020, 45% of practicing physicians were over the age of 55. Fewer people are becoming doctors. And the AAMC says that by 2034, we’ll have a shortage of physicians ranging from 17,800 to 48,000 primary care physicians, and 21,000 to 77,100 non-primary care physicians. It takes roughly a decade to train a physician, which means this is an issue we can’t afford to delay addressing. A few different solutions have been proposed, but one is proving to be especially effective: international medical graduates (IMGs).