AAMC
Dear Member of Congress:
Every single American has faced a time when he, she, or a loved one is sick, injured, and in need of a
doctor’s care.
For most people, this isn’t a problem today — in fact, we can sometimes take the ability to
see a doctor when we need one for granted. But unless Congress acts to increase federal support for
training doctors, there soon won’t be enough to provide the care that people need.
The facts are simple: Our population is aging. It is also growing. Demand for medical care is higher than
ever — and in fact, medical schools have been expanding enrollment to meet this demand. Yet since
1997, federal support for graduate medical education (GME), the training every doctor needs before they can
practice independently, has effectively been frozen.
If you do not act to expand support for GME, America will face a shortage of as many as 121,900
physicians by 2032. And because it takes at least seven years to train a doctor, the time to act
is right now.
As an American voter, I urge you to vote to expand funding for residency training. We simply cannot keep
America healthy without enough doctors.
Signed,
[Your Name Here]