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as a recent eight-nation bracket tournament in the new york times showed and i've discussed that a lot many people think the united states healthcare system has a lot of problems so it seems reasonable to think of policy changes that make things better not worse making it harder for immigrants to come here to practice medicine would fail that test that's the topic of this week's healthcare triage by any objective standard the United States trains far too few physicians to care for all the patients who need them we rank towards the bottom of developed nations with respect to medical graduates per population when physicians graduate from medical school they spend a number of years in a residency program I did not enjoy mine although they have their degrees we still require them to train further in the clinical environment to hone their skills residents are more than learners though they're doctors they fill a vital role in caring for patients in many hospitals across the country we don't