Strengthen the Health Care Workforce
The nation currently faces a serious physician shortage (PDF), which the AAMC projects will grow to 86,000 doctors by 2036.
The AAMC Urges Congress To:
Increase investment in Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME), which will allow academic health systems and teaching hospitals to train more medical school graduates and produce more practicing physicians that care for patients.
Support vital physician training through Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Children’s Hospitals and Teaching Health Centers GME programs, as well as GME programs administered by the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense.
Expand funding for HRSA Title VII and VIII workforce development programs (PDF), which play an essential role in training and supporting a representative health care workforce in rural and other underserved areas through scholarships, mentorship, community-based and interdisciplinary training, and well-being programs.
Information detailing Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) for each state.
The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 supports the education and training of more physicians.
- June 10, 2025
See how 7 AAMC-member teaching health systems and hospitals are capitalizing on their new Medicare-supported GME residency positions.
This one-pager explains the graduate medical education (GME) program and how it works to offer physicians hands-on training after medical school.
- April 4, 2024
The Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC) issued this statement urging maximum funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs.
Connecting students to health careers, health professionals to underserved communities, and communities to better health.