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Inspired by front-line health care workers, record numbers apply to medical schools

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So far in my lifetime, at least, and for as long as I’ve been in medical education, that’s the only comparison that I could make.”. The United States will be short 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, while the proportion of people who are over 65 will grow by an expected 45 percent. Sign up for our higher education newsletter.

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What have Mississippi legislators proposed for education in the first few days of the legislative session?

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Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Mississippi Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes with trends and top stories about education in Mississippi. They include several bills focused on education in the Magnolia state. Subscribe today! Kevin Blackwell, a Republican.