Veritas Health Solutions recently completed a comprehensive analysis of Tennessee’s physician workforce landscape, providing state leaders with data-driven insights to guide strategic healthcare investments through 2035.
Key findings reveal opportunities for targeted growth in high-impact specialties like family medicine, psychiatry, and internal medicine. The analysis identifies specific counties and regions where strategic investments in residency programs and recruitment initiatives can yield the greatest returns for Tennessee communities.
The report provides recommendations including increasing graduate medical education capacity to match the state’s medical school output, enhancing physician retention through pathway-to-practice strategies, and taking advantage of existing federal resources and technical assistance programs.
With highly detailed county-level mapping, specialty-specific projections, and evidence-based strategies, this comprehensive analysis provides Tennessee with a roadmap needed to build a physician workforce that meets the evolving healthcare needs of all Tennesseans. See more details here.