[nradov]

The AMA has no power to limit the number of medical school slots. The actual limit is imposed by federal Medicare program funding for residency slots. The AMA has been actively lobbying Congress to increase those.

https://savegme.org/

You should really take 5 minutes to do some basic fact checking before making false accusations.

[toomuchtodo]

Can private funding fund residency training positions, sidestepping Congressional appropriations?

[nradov]

Sure, there is already some limited private funding for residency slots. If you have a few million dollars to spare you could probably endow a new slot at a teaching hospital. But in general the organizations that actually have a lot of money don't consider this a top priority.