Its not just limiting the numbers, but also the way matching is done. The current way is that upon admission to med school, you must be willing to accept just a

Its not just limiting the numbers, but also the way matching is done. The current way is that upon admission to med school, you must be willing to accept just about any practice specialty. This is another thing that could be flipped on its head by allowing you to be any kind of doctor, provided that you attain the required MD and complete training. Yes, I know, certain medical specialties are very competitive, but (IMO) they should be forced to admit you if you pay for the training. For instance, if I could be a radiologist, I would. But I dont want to be any other kind of doctor. They could say "ok, you will be eligible for radiology residency upon earning an MD and completing some standardized program proving you learned the book-side of radiology. Upon completion of that, (and , say 1 year of generalist MD work), then some radiology residency essentially has to admit you. Not interview for it, and jump up and down like a puppy, and based on how likeable you are, maybe, they let you in. This could open the door for non-traditional doctors in general: Word could get around, "hey, this podiatry program is cool, 2 years training, 1 year public service, and you could earn $200k", knowing what kind of dr you will be might have an interesting effect in attracting people who otherwise would have never considered it (to fill the unpopular specialist roles like podiatry or psychiatry).