Thanks to everyone who wrote me back on some of the “simple” screening tests that “just take a few minutes” that well-meaning special interest groups want family physicians to give away their time to administer. And remember, the family physicians’ nurses are busy also, so if a special interest expects only...
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms. In honor of this day, let’s talk about raising young family physicians. Though the match in family medicine for residency slots was a little better this year than last year, it is still miles from where it needs to be. Only a little over...
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Most observers of the American healthcare system conclude there is a primary care shortage, though opinion varies on what to do about it. Nurse practitioners and other mid-levels such as physician assistants have been suggested to fill the gap. Could they become the primary care providers of the future? I think...
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