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

The Hechinger Report

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. The United States will be short 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, the AAMC estimates, while the proportion of people who are over 65 will grow by an expected 45 percent.

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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy 

The Hechinger Report

An analysis by the higher education consulting firm Ruffalo Noel Levitz using the latest available census figures now projects another drop in the number of 18-year-olds beginning in 2033, after a brief uptick. By 2039, this estimate shows, there will likely be 650,000, or 15 percent, fewer of them per year than there are now.

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