Comments on: Doctors and their websites http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/doctors-and-their-websites.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/doctors-and-their-websites.html#comment-84953 Anonymous Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:13:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/doctors-and-their-websites.html#comment-84953 >>"......Yet there are 145 plastic surgeons within 60 miles of some no-name town of Valparaiso, Indiana?...."<br/><br/>It's metropolitan Chicago. >>”……Yet there are 145 plastic surgeons within 60 miles of some no-name town of Valparaiso, Indiana?….”

It’s metropolitan Chicago.

]]> By: Kevinhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/doctors-and-their-websites.html#comment-84952 Kevin Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:50:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/doctors-and-their-websites.html#comment-84952 I agree. There is not a doctor shortage, but a primary care physician shortage.<br/><br/>Kevin I agree. There is not a doctor shortage, but a primary care physician shortage.

Kevin

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/doctors-and-their-websites.html#comment-84951 Anonymous Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:45:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/doctors-and-their-websites.html#comment-84951 "What’s more, there are 145 board-certified plastic surgeons within 60 miles of his offices in Schererville and Valparaiso, Ind., and twice as many doctors offering face-lifts and nose jobs."<br/><br/><br/>Plastic surgery has the fewest training spots of any program. Yet there are 145 plastic surgeons within 60 miles of some no-name town of Valparaiso, Indiana?<br/><br/>When is this myth of a doctor shortage going to die? Its clear that there is no doctor shortage in this country.<br/><br/>Every month, the NY Times has headlines of DOCTOR SHORTAGE! yet they run articles the next day about stories where doctors (even plastic surgeons) have to advertise on the web in order to draw a sufficient patient load. Where's the doctor shortage at? Please tell me. “What’s more, there are 145 board-certified plastic surgeons within 60 miles of his offices in Schererville and Valparaiso, Ind., and twice as many doctors offering face-lifts and nose jobs.”

Plastic surgery has the fewest training spots of any program. Yet there are 145 plastic surgeons within 60 miles of some no-name town of Valparaiso, Indiana?

When is this myth of a doctor shortage going to die? Its clear that there is no doctor shortage in this country.

Every month, the NY Times has headlines of DOCTOR SHORTAGE! yet they run articles the next day about stories where doctors (even plastic surgeons) have to advertise on the web in order to draw a sufficient patient load. Where’s the doctor shortage at? Please tell me.

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