Doctor shortage impacting Fairfield County

When Dr. Joel Blumberg graduated from medical school in 1966, many of the students who were considered the best and the brightest went on to specialize in internal medicine, becoming primary care doctors, considered the front lines of health care.

[Jordan Triantafilidis]

It is time for the Medical Schools to accept more students. If we want to have enough doctors they have to increase their admissions. As it is with any other profession that is not controlled the demand determine the number of the professionals. Medical Schools and Medical Associations today control the number of available doctors not their salaries. Medical schools can produce more than enough specialists if they want to create competition in this area and bring the salaries to a competitive level with the family doctors. The reality is not as you describe it. There are more than enough graduating students from our high schools today who would love to make $185,000 per year when they finish medical school if accepted.

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[Wee Man]

Medical insurance policy rears it's ugly head once again.

[Tammy]

Medical studies are a long and winding road that deserves our respect. and not hunting doctors like wild animals. and waiting for them to make a mistake to go out in full force and end all that they sacrifice for...! it's the bad people that worries me.!

[Sam From Connecticut]

Tammy, are you in love?