Tennessee faces a physician shortage of 3,900 by 2035. How do local medical leaders think we can fix it?
University of Tennessee Health Science Center medical student Ana Tomescu gets a celebratory lift from fiancé Jeremy Warren after learning her residency placement during a match Day ceremony on Friday, March 21, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Dr. Michael Hocker recently presided over one of his favorite responsibilities as dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine: Match Day, where more than 100 students found out where they were continuing their medical studies.
That’s when he talked about a data point known to many in the state’s medical community: that Tennessee faces roughly a shortage of 6,000 physicians in the state by 2030.
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Steve Bohnel
Steve Bohnel is a Temple University graduate, originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He’s worked at news organizations in Iowa, Maryland and Pittsburgh, covering local and state politics. He covers health care, transportation and logistics, public companies, banking and finance and technology. He is an avid traveler, an Everton F.C. and Philadelphia sports fan, and likes collecting records and biking around town.
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