Language

English

Publication Date

10-1-2025

Journal

Cureus

DOI

10.7759/cureus.95341

PMID

41293377

PMCID

PMC12641316

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

10-24-2025

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Abstract

Conservative policy shifts in Southern states may be impacting how medical trainees perceive and evaluate residency programs in the region. These states already face challenges with poor health outcomes and physician shortages, and increasingly restrictive laws risk further deterring applicants from prioritizing Southern residency programs. Recent trends in residency recruitment raise urgent concerns about the physician workforce pipeline and warrant deeper study and continued public discussion.

Keywords

general internal medicine, med-peds, pediatrics, residency recruitment, survey analysis

Published Open-Access

yes

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