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Primary Care Is Starving While Training Hospitals Feast

Internal medicine residents are choosing primary care at the lowest rates in a decade — and the system is built to make sure they do.

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  • Kerri Miller

  • May 11, 2026

  • 2 min

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    Fewer than 9% of IM residents chose primary care in 2024-

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    Medical students average over $200,000 in debt.

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    Decline in primary care is due to structural not personal factors.

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    70% of IM training focuses on inpatient services.

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    The current funding structure favors hospital-based care.

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    Changes in medical education require federal action.

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    Institutions can lead change by enhancing primary care training.

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    The U.S. system is designed to decrease the number of PCPs.

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Primary Care Is Starving While Training Hospitals Feast

  • by Kerri Miller

  • May 11, 2026

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