Optimizing the general surgery clerkship: Opportunities for student engagement

Each year, over 20,000 students graduate from medical schools in the United States, yet there's a projected shortage of 14,300 to 23,400 surgical specialists by 2032, as reported by the AAMC. This is due to an increased demand outpacing a relatively flat supply. 1 Dall T. Reynolds R. Jones K. Chakrabarti R. Iacobucci W. Markit I. The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections from 2017 to 2032. AAMC, 2019 Google Scholar As a...