Colorado Technical University

Will there be a large exodus of primary care doctors soon?

According to the Clinton news network, almost half want out. http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/17/primary.care.doctors.study/index.html The vast majority of doctors do not recommend medicine as a career. The primary reason is that malpractice suits make the job not worthwhile. An opposition to the health care overhaul is a significant ancillary reason. Could the large number of malpractice suits be a sign that our universities have turned out a maximum of people that have the aptitude to be competent physicians? Certainly it takes more than just training-it takes ability. Or is it a sign that doctors are rushed too much now days to do a good job? The shortage of primary care physicians already shows that 70 percent are maxed out on patients. Half want to quit but don't merely because they are not adequately qualified for another career. They are, however, discouraging people from choosing medicine as a career-they are not happy.

Public Comments

1. Well you could try to get a job at a auto factory, but most of them are closed. But most of the factory rats sent ther kids to school to become doctors and lawyers before they lost there jobs. Now the lawyers are feeding off the doctors! You could move to India and become a doctor I think they sent all there's here. I dont think that they have alot of lawyers in India nobody has much money, and the people that became doctors did so to help others, not for the money!