“There are problems with American Medical education system,” says Harmeet Dhillon: What is the reality?

When Harmeet K. Dhillon declared “Our medical system is broken” in defense of foreign-trained doctors, she ignited more than an immigration debate. Her remarks spotlighted entrenched flaws in U.S. medical education — from capped residency slots to crushing debt — and reignited a data-driven question: is America’s physician shortage a visa problem, or a homegrown policy failure?