Due to recent studies showing a growing shortage of primary care physicians in the U.S., the school is giving preference to those students who desire to practice primary care specialties such as pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology and psychiatry.
Medical students are often attracted to nonprimary specialties that can pay up to $100,000 more per year, but Qunnipiac Dean Bruce Koeppen, MD, believes primary care providers play a vital role that students should not overlook.
“Your primary care physician is your navigator through the health care system,” said Dr. Koeppen. “They see you for every particular problem you have. They can refer you to specialists if that’s the case. They’re the ones who know you the best.”
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