Dean Chumley on AUC's Contribution to the New York Workforce via The Buffalo News

The need for primary care doctors is especially strong in states like New York, where a shortage is projected to reach 1,220 by 2030.

Graduates of international medical schools, argues Dr. Heidi Chumley, Executive Dean and Chief Academic Officer of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC), play a crucial role in helping to fill this gap. 

In an opinion piece in The Buffalo News, Dr. Chumley discusses the valuable contributions of schools like AUC that train primarily US citizens who return home to practice medicine. Large numbers of AUC graduates choose to enter primary care specialties that are desperately needed in New York and throughout the United States.

In 2016, for example, AUC placed 69 graduates across New York state -- 46 in primary care. With less than half (42 percent) of New York's medical students choosing to stay and practice in the state, AUC-trained physicians are satisfying the healthcare needs of patients in the state.

Read the full article here: http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/another-voice/another-voice-international-schools-helping-fill-doctor-shortage-20160922