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06/24/2011
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A New York Times blog by Dr. Karen Sibert has been lighting up the blogosphere. Dr. Sibert asserts young women doctors who work part time lack sufficient commitment to the profession and are a poor investment for the system.
“Medical education is supported by federal and state tax money both at...
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02/24/2010
Recently I’ve heard arguments suggesting Medicare should increase the number of funded graduate medical education (GME) positions because as U.S. medical schools expand, U.S. medical graduates will no longer get into their chosen residency positions. This sentiment is often echoed in medical...
Read More 12/16/2009
Our country is mired in a physician workforce crisis with more than 56 million Americans lacking access to a primary care physician. Coverage expansion efforts in Massachusetts, a state boasting the strongest primary care workforce in the nation, exposed gaping holes in primary care networks. ...
Read More 11/10/2009
Last month I wrote about our country’s specialty focused culture and last week as I listened to a medical student describe his cardiology rotation - how the cardiologist showed off his tools as if they were toys – and I watched as the medical student’s eyes lit up describing his experience, I...
Read More 10/07/2009
I have a friend who buys a new cell phone every few months so that he always has the newest technology. At home, I have a high definition LCD television with a DVD player and a Wii console attached. What got me thinking about this? A statement I overheard today regarding health care –
The U...
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