There were predictions that either physician shortage or physician oversupply. Regardless of the increase on physician shortage or physician oversupply, the geographic variation in physician location versus the physician numbers is always a problem. There is a low supply in less attractive rural and inner-city areas continues to deny adequate medical core to choose population.
The influx of IMG occurred between 1990 and 2000. During this time, most of the hospitals in the United States depends on IMGs to fill the residency positions. Per our text, about one fourth of all hospital residencies are filled by IMGs and consequently they represent approximately one-fourth of the physicians work force in the United States. With the proper clinical