GME Bottleneck Undermines Medical School Expansion Gains
Federal residency caps and new student loan limits are creating a double constraint on physician supply, even as medical schools expand enrollment. States like Georgia and Idaho are investing in training programs whose graduates largely complete residency elsewhere, while affordability barriers threaten to reshape who enters medicine and where they ultimately practice.
The Proposed Duty-Hour Rollback, Unionizing, and the NP Pay Question: What Residents Can Actually Change About Their Working Conditions
Residents are hospitals’ cheapest labor, and every staffing gap gets closed with trainee time. This piece breaks down what proposed duty-hour changes actually mean, how union organizing works, what individual residents can do about workload inequity, and why reading these terms now prepares you to negotiate your first attending contract.