Lack of funding leading to fewer medical residencies, and fellowships in Arizona

Josh Kristianto, excited to be part of the Phoenix community, started as a reporter/MMJ at ABC15 Arizona in November 2023.

Arizona needs more doctors and that is not just here in the Valley.According to the University of Arizona, every county in the state has a shortage of primary care physicians, and it is worse in rural areas.Medical leaders in the Valley blame the lack of enough residency and fellowship programs that are forcing graduate doctors here to look for other opportunities elsewhere. And once they leave the state, many never come back.Arizona is facing a healthcare workforce crisis.

The U of A says out of the 194 combined graduates from Tucson and Phoenix in 2024, only 67 are doing residencies in Arizona. Creighton University’s medical school in Phoenix estimates only around 30% of its graduates end up staying in Arizona.According to the National Resident Matching Program, Arizona has 108 medical residency and fellowship opportunities.

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