Here’s an interesting infographic that tries to answer the question, “Why Is There A Shortage of Primary Care Physicians in the US?”
A couple interesting tidbits :
- AAMC predicts a shortage of 29,800 doctors by 2015 (that’s three yrs from now)
- Only 23% of graduating medical seniors want to go into Primary Care
Click on the infographic to see a larger view.
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I'm a physician and webpreneur. My main interest lies around how medicine can play a role with web 2.0. My works include Cool Health Infographics which curates the best health infographics circulating the web, Compare Caribbean Medical Schools which gives you objective information about each medical school in the caribbean, and MD Salaries which touches upon the financial aspects of a medical career. I'm also second in command at Scutwork.com, the first and largest database of residency reviews. I received my B.S. and M.D. at the Medical University of the Americas and completed a family medicine residency as Chief Resident and Teacher of the Year in Rapid City, SD. I am currently practicing medicine in upstate New York.
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