The AMA lobbies to keep the supply of residency slots restricted* in 1997 the AMA successfully lobbied to freeze the funding for new residency slots at 1996 lev

The AMA lobbies to keep the supply of residency slots restricted* in 1997 the AMA successfully lobbied to freeze the funding for new residency slots at 1996 levels. Lobbying by the AMA is also no small part of why it's so hard for a foreign-born doctor to practice medicine in the US. *although in the face of the incredible pressure they're about to face from AI they may be opening up