Hysteria

Sure if you see the "raw" numbers. The problem is that people are not willing to consider other specialties. The best example are surgical specialties where there's a growing number of applicants to the same specialty while the residency spots are moving at a lower rate. Yes, by the numbers there still are more residency spots than US graduates but not in the specialty that the US graduates want and here lies the problem. We need adequate mentorship in medical school to stir students to the "right" specialty (or remove the "red flag" for applicants that apply to more than one specialty).

And let's not talk about the growth rate of Caribbean medical schools...

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Hysteria