Calling All Generalists.

This report from MSNBC states that by the year 2020, five states surveyed by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) will show a serious shortfall in primary care practitioners. A main reason why this is occurring is due to more graduates of medical programs are "preferring [to work in] specialties that pay better and offer more control over work hours." The summary and complete reports can be found here.

With less generalists than what will be required to balance the demand, this gap will expand and deepen, leaving other health professional programs and practitioners to fill that crevice (i.e.: physician assistants, nurse practitioners, midwives and naturopaths.) Now's the time to make my push for P.A. school.