The joy of match day.. a time thousands of medical students find out where they'll be going to train to become real doctors. But little did these future physicans know things would be changing.

Dr. James Woolliscroft/U-M Chief of Clinical Affairs-"The best minds say we have too many physicians that is what the government has decided."

The University of Michigan is one of many medical schools that will receive financial incentives to train fewer doctors because of the glut of physician nationwide.

Residents working at U of M. "He's got high white blood count."

Residents say this move might make their already heavy workload heavier.

U-M resident-"There won't be a number of people there to do the job.. And we still want to deliver healthcare safely and effectively."

To comply with the government initiative.. U of M adminstrators have already shrunk the number of residents they accept from 840 three years ago to about 815 today.

Nationwide, medical residents number about 25-thousand. Officials would like to see that number shrink to under nineteen thousand.

Television shows like the popular "ER" encourage many young students to pursue a career in medicine. But the move to cut residencies may make getting coveted training slots more competitive.

Patrick Javid/Resident-"Whenever you hear about cuts something like this.. a little frightening."

Medical groups including the american medical association would like to see more students enter the primary care field.. they'd also like to see more doctors work in low income and rural areas.

Dr. Wooliscroft-"It's more a distribution issue.. it's also the types of physicians we're producing that they're concerned about."

The government claims the payments to medical schools will save billions of dollars in training costs which are mainly covered by medicare. As for thousands aspiring doctors.. many say this move won't discourage them.

Patric Javid/U-M Resident- "I dont think I'm ruling anything out at this point because of this news. It does make me think about options, but I'm not ruling anything out."