Tennessee Medical Board Won't License IMGs Despite New Law

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Residency is funded by Medicare (CMS) and that funding is subject to annual renewals by Congress. The total amount of spending was capped in the early 1990s.
However, in 2022, Congress agreed to fund 1000 additional residency slots, phasing them in over 5 years. ( 200/year starting in 2023.)

For context, there are 40,375 residency slots, according to various sources like https://www.ama-assn.org/medical-students/preparing-residency/over-40000-land-spots-match-day-what-are-year-s-trends .