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<p>Actually, there are more than enough people who want to be physicians. In developed countries with universal healthcare, there is actually a higher physician/population ratio than in the US.</p>
<p>The reason we even have a shortage is because there were too many barriers to entry already. You can thank the AMA for that. They have done everything possible to limit the number of physicians in the US. That’s the cause of our shortage. Despite all the hoopla about physician pay decreasing or malpractice or med school loans and doctors threatening to quit, those aren’t the reason why we don’t have more doctors today.</p>