Joseph B. Martin, former dean of Harvard Medical School, bemoans the lack of new primary care doctors, and offers suggestions for how to increase that number in coming years.
Read his article in The Boston Globe.
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From Medical Economics magazine, more on physician shortage ...
As noted in an item posted here on Feb. 15, New York recently stepped up its efforts to attract physicians to the state’s underserved areas. Now Maryland is sounding the same drumbeat with a Daily Times article about how small communities are struggling to keep area hospitals viable, “But as local doctors have moved away . . . or retired during the past 10 years, the ranks [in one hospital] have fallen from seven full-time surgeons to two. There also are only two anesthesiologists; one is nearing retirement.” continues…
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From Medical Economics magazine, more on physician shortage ...
Delaware has about 70,000 diabetics and fewer than a dozen endocrinologists. Patients who want to see one can wait as much as four months. That is, unless you have connections. continues…
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From Medical Economics magazine, more on patient relations ...
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