Why don't we increase medicals schools? Medical schools are doing their best to provide applicants however they are not the problem. There is an overflow of doctors going into medical school. So much so that students are flowing in to the Caribbean just to get the chance to travel back into the U.S.

Due to under-funding and financial restraints of programs there are not enough residency positions after doctors have been through medical school and are certified by the United States to start their PGY1. This problem has been Steadily getting worse since the 1980's.

It is worth noting that the gap between the ‘Total Applicants’ and the ‘Total PGY-1 Positions’ (total first year residency positions) is in the tens of thousands!