What are the key barriers to increasing the number of physicians (consider primary care and specialty physicians)?

In order to increase the number of doctors, in primary care as well as specialty areas, there are several major obstacles. The current shortage of medical school seats is one of the biggest obstacles. It can be partly attributed to the limited funding available from private or government entities, which will create more opportunity for students who want to study medicine. Moreover, due to a lack of resources and personnel shortages many medical colleges may have insufficient faculty members who can teach classes. This further restricts access for those students that may want to attend.

Furthermore increasing the number of physicians requires considerable amounts time and money spent on training programs which could potentially deter some individuals away from entering into this field due costs associated with completing residency rotations when switching specialties after graduation or attending conferences/seminars necessary stay abreast developments within given field therefore becoming well-rounded provider capable providing highest quality care possible toward benefit patient’s health condition long-term.

There are also issues regarding the dynamics of existing workforces, retention rates amongst them and competitive salaries offered by other organisations.