Why Health Systems Must Help Build the Physician Workforce of the Future
Summary
The U.S. health care system faces a growing shortage of doctors while patients’ health needs become more complex. To help solve this, health systems like Sutter are partnering with universities to train more physicians and prepare them for modern health care, which includes teamwork, new technology, and whole-person care.Key Facts
- The U.S. could have a shortage of up to 86,000 doctors by 2036, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
- California already experiences doctor shortages, especially in primary care and some specialties.
- Sutter Health partnered with Santa Clara University to open the Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine, the first new medical school in the San Francisco Bay Area in over 100 years.
- Modern health care involves managing multiple chronic conditions, teamwork across settings, virtual care, and new technology like artificial intelligence (AI).
- Future doctors need training in clinical skills, teamwork, using digital tools, and caring for the whole person, not just one illness.
- Sutter Health plans to train about 575 residents and fellows each year by 2027 through 39 accredited programs.
- The new medical school integrates education, research, and real-world health care within a not-for-profit health system.
- There is a strong focus on ethics, service, and human-centered care alongside technological advances.
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