[TuringNYC]

> If residency programs were profitable, these greedy profit-seeking entities would open them (the hospitals that don't currently run programs) or expand them (the hospitals that do). Except, they choose not to. That provides a contradiction between the logical conclusion of the assumptions and actual reality.

This seems to be the logical fallacy. Hospitals neither get to confer medical degrees nor award board certifications. They cannot just magically create residents out of thin air, they are restricted by supply. No amount of Matrix Architect speak makes them do so.

https://youtu.be/ZKpFFD7aX3c?t=81

[chimeracoder]

> This seems to be the logical fallacy. Hospitals neither get to confer medical degrees nor award board certifications. They cannot just magically create residents out of thin air, they are restricted by supply. No amount of Matrix Architect speak makes them do so.

You seem confused about the question at hand. As has been explained multiple times, including in the original article, there are more medical degrees granted every year than there are residency slots available at hospitals.

The whole question is why hospitals don't take advantage of the excess supply of of medical graduates by creating more residency positions.