Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: George Sheldon, MD

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 limited the number of graduate medical education and residency positions. Is this act responsible for the physician workforce shortage? Dr. George Sheldon, professor of surgery at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, uses the 'perfect storm' analogy to explain why healthcare workforce shortages continue to grow. Host Dr. Bill Rutenberg explores solutions to workforce shortages with Dr. Sheldon, including mini-medical schools, opening more residency positions, nursing doctorates and more.