The U.S. will see a shortage of up to up to 86,000 physicians by 2036. Academic medicine’s 160 medical schools and nearly 500 academic health systems and teaching hospitals are addressing this gap and training the next generation to meet the future.
The U.S. will see a shortage of up to up to 86,000 physicians by 2036. Academic medicine’s 160 medical schools and nearly 500 academic health systems and teaching hospitals are addressing this gap and training the next generation to meet the future.
Driven by the success of the mRNA vaccines that have proved so potent against COVID-19, scientists working at academic medical centers are exploring the potential for this new and flexible technology to be used in novel ways for other infections and possibly for the treatment of difficult-to-manage conditions like cancer.
