Opinion: Residency programs can help ease doctor shortage
Photo credit: Janet Hamlin | "It is essential that the public come to understand that the rules of supply and demand apply to the health care workforce.," write Norman H. Edelman and Evonne Kaplan-Liss.
As medical educators and physicians practicing on Long Island, we hear frequent complaints from patients about how hard it is to see a doctor -- especially doctors practicing adult primary care.
It's a nationwide problem, and it's likely to get much worse in the near future. The availability of doctors will be affected by the result of the presidential election because, if it's not repealed,...
