According to an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, predictions in the 1990s about a glut of physicians have not come to fruition, and the country will soon be facing a shortage of doctors. The Council on Graduate Medical Education is now recommending to Congress that 3,000 more doctors a year need to be trained in U.S. medical schools in order to meet future demand, and the American Medical Association has abandoned its long-standing positions regarding oversupply of doctors. Others question whether the issue is really oversupply or if the problem is poor distribution throughout the United States.
See "Medical Miscalculation Creates Doctor Shortage", Dennis Cauchon, USA Today, March 2, 2005