ODU-EVMS-Sentara partnership will expand the health care workforce
Op-ed by Dr. Alfred Abuhamad (Dean, EVMS) and Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D. (President, ODU)
Hampton Roads, like many communities across the country, faces a shortage of health care workers. The Association of American Medical Colleges projected that by 2036 the U.S. will face a shortage of as many as 86,000 physicians. Additionally, the global professional services firm Mercer estimates that the United States will be short 3.2 million health care professionals by 2026, and the Health Resources and Services Administration reports that 100 million Americans already live in areas exhibiting primary medical health professions shortages.
Now for the good news…
