nvite you to cosponsor the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019.Our bipartisan legislation would help alleviate the physician shortage by phasing in a total of 15,000 new residency slots over the next five years.This week, medical students across the country will celebrate their “match” into physician residency programs.Too many of their peers, however, will be left without a residency due to the gap between students applying and resident physician positions available.projected shortage of up to 120,000 physicians by 2030.As our population grows older, the demand for physicians and other medical professional