Other findings from Health at a Glance 2015 indicate that the Japanese health system continues to be characterised by a relatively low supply of doctors, combined with a relatively high supply of nurses. The number of graduates from Japanese medical schools has remained pretty stable between 2000 and 2013, whereas the number of medical graduates has increased quite strongly in many other OECD countries in response to concerns about current or future. The decision to increase admission rates in medical schools in Japan starting in 2008 should, however, lead to an increase in the number of graduates in the coming years. Given the current composition of the health workforce in Japan, it may be useful to explore some possible reconfiguration of the role of different health care providers to promote a more efficient use of human resources.