This week on The Doctor’s Lounge, Dutch Rojas and Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, sit down with Dr. Anish Koka, MD, and Dr. Dan Choi, MD, for a candid roundtable on one of the thorniest debates in American medicine:
👉 Do we really have a physician shortage—or just a broken system?
Representative Greg Murphy (R-NC) stirred controversy by calling for an increase in H1B visas to address gaps in the physician workforce.
Our panel dives headfirst into the policy contradictions, central planning failures, and market distortions behind this issue:
Medical School Bottlenecks – Why tens of thousands of qualified U.S. students are turned away each year while residency slots sit unfilled.
Residency Economics – How taxpayer-funded residencies have become cheap labor for health systems—and why slot expansion hasn’t solved shortages.
Physician Burnout & Early Exits – Why America trains enough doctors but loses them to burnout, consulting, or early retirement.
Gender Gap in Full-Time Practice – The real numbers behind workforce participation, and what they mean for long-term supply.
Ownership & Autonomy – How letting physicians own practices, clinics, and health systems again could restore meaning to medicine and reduce burnout.
The conversation doesn’t stop at workforce math—it zooms out to policy, economics, and the future of physician autonomy in a system dominated by health systems, third-party payers, and government incentives.
🎙️ Featuring
Anthony DiGiorgio, DO – @DrDiGiorgio
Anish Koka, MD – @anish_koka
Dan Choi, MD – @drdanchoi
Dutch Rojas – @dutchrojas
Sanat Dixit, MD – @sdixitmd
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Join Us at the PHA Leadership Summit | Sept 7–9 in Santa Fe, NM
Dutch Rojas and Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, will be live at the Physician-Led Healthcare for America (PHA) Leadership Summit, September 7–9, 2025.
If you plan to attend the event, we’d love to hear from you.
Dutch and Dr. DiGiorgio will be hosting interviews throughout the conference.
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