"By 2036 the US will be 86,000 physicians short, and that number is an underestimate." - Milken Global 2025

National Medical Fellowships’ CEO on the clinician shortage already hitting patients in the US and Canada: burnout, research cuts driving an exodus of physician-scientists, why a generation that values flexibility over stability is walking away from the old career model, and how pathways for under-represented students help close the gap.