Challenger Medical Education Blog

September 17, 2026 Newsletter

Written by Challenger Corporation | Sep 17, 2026, 4:40:18 PM

Medical School are Booming - Residency Slots Aren't

  • Across 35 specialties, there is a projected shortage of 141,160 full-time equivalent physicians and a projected shortage of 70,610 primary care providers by 2038.
  • Physician specialties are seeing a growth rate of 3% to 6%. Dermatologists and psychiatrists lead in specialty growth at 6%.
  • On a specialty level, some of the highest-paid specialties are also among the most acutely short-staffed. .
  • Currently employed physicians who are considering leaving clinical practice dropped to 33% in 2026 compared to 39% in 2025 and 50% in 2024.

Read the full article: Medical schools are booming — residency slots aren’t 

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