American Osteopathic Association: Shortage of Primary Care Physicians Looms

Even though primary care physicians will be in short supply in the near future, family medicine is still where most care will occurs, said Martin Levine, MD, president of the American Osteopathic Association, according to a Tribune-Review report.

Dr. Levine spoke to a group of medical students from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hall University in Greensburg, Pa., and he reiterated the trend of a shortage of primary care physicians, leading to increased work hours.

According to the report, he said roughly 55 percent of osteopaths enter primary care medicine and another 10 percent go into internal medicine or pediatrics. He also said that over a primary care physician's lifespan, he or she could be worth up to $1.6 million per year in value to a local hospital, prompting hospitals to recruit from their own residency programs.

Read the Tribune-Review report on primary care physician shortages.

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