Later in Life Doctor MD/DO

[MSK9]

Current situation:
1. Shortage of Physicians
2. Greater shortage of residencies to train physicians probably due to lack of funding.
3. States being creative and drafting new legislation to address shortages. i.e., 2 to 4 years of supervised internships by licensed and board-certified physicians.
4. These supervised unaccredited internships lead to licensure if other licensing requirements are met. i.e., USMLE steps 1 through 3 passed, ECFMG certified, TOEFL passed, affidavits by supervising physicians etc., etc.

I can accept this because of #4.