A final legislative priority for ASTRO is to preserve funding for graduate medical education by supporting the Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act (HR 4774). The American Cancer Society estimates that more than a million and half people in the U.S. will be newly diagnosed with cancer this year alone. Coupled with the disproportionate growth projected among the American elderly population, the growing numbers of cancer patients and survivors are creating a steadily increasing demand for medical care – and the physicians to provide that care. An April 2016 report by the Association of American Medical Colleges predicts a shortage 61,700 to 94,700 physicians in the U.S. by 2025. The Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act would train an additional 3,000 doctors each year for five years, allowing teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs, while concurrently establishing new accountability criteria for these programs.
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