Health · Healthcare & Policy · 4 hrs ago
18 health systems announce or expand physician residency programs in 2026
Hospitals and health systems announced, launched or restructured 18 physician residency programs in 2026.
The programs are intended to create more training opportunities for medical students.
They are also meant to strengthen local pipelines of future physicians.
The announcements involve hospitals and health systems, but no specific organizations or locations are identified here.
Residency programs provide a path for medical students to continue their training as physicians.
The list is not exhaustive, so it does not include every program announced or changed in 2026.
No further steps or timelines are specified.
Becker's Hospital Review reported that 18 hospitals and health systems announced, launched or expanded physician residency programs in 2026.
The programs aim to broaden training opportunities for medical students and strengthen local pipelines of future physicians.
The article says its list is not exhaustive.
The article does not identify the 18 institutions or provide details about individual programs.
- Who
- Eighteen hospitals and health systems.
- What
- They announced, launched or expanded physician residency programs.
- When
- In 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- To broaden medical students’ training opportunities and strengthen local pipelines of future physicians.
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- Programs
- 18 physician residency programs announced, launched or expanded
- Year
- 2026
- Purpose
- Broaden training opportunities for medical students and strengthen local physician pipelines
- Source
- Becker's Hospital Review









