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Originally Posted by leadsled
The bottom line is that there is a shortage of primary care providers in the USA. Is there a shortage of physicians??? Obviously not since there were 5000 plus that didn't get matched this year. And why is that? Because the ACGME, AMA and the powers that be don't see fit to add a few thousand more residencies to the match.
Hence, other professions will emerge and fill the gap, ie: DO, NP, PA. ND. Americans have grown impatient waiting to see primary care providers and capitalism has created an opportunity for these other professions to flourish.
Solution: The AMA, ACGME, AAMC and "powers that be" have to get off their butts and solve the problem by opening more residencies to allopathic physicians... plain and simple!!! If not, I promise you the void will be filled whether you like it or not.
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Medicare is the one you need to complaining to. They are the ones who pay resident salaries. Since they won't ante up for more resident position, none are opening.
This is the reason some 5000 people didn't match and for no other reason.
I think they should have come up with a different name. We were using doctor first so find something else to use, at least in the hospital/clinic setting. I understand calling someone doctor in the academic setting if they hold a phd, I have not problem with that. If you have earned your right to hold a PhD degree, you have earned the right to be acknowledged by that title. How about primary care nurse or nurse of primary care.
I don't really know how much more they will be able to do that a NP doesn't already do. I am still confused on what this extra "training" will actually let them do other than be administrators in hospitals and tell real doctors how they should or shouldn't be treating their patients. I think that's the real motivation these people have. Stick it to the ones who have been sticking to them for all of these years.
Ohh and sorry for reposting this article. I wouldn't have if I would have seen it.