Having health insurance without primary care access is “like having a car without the key to run it: you’re not going to get anywhere you really need to go.”
Also today is another article from the Baltimore Sun that summarizes the mindset of today’s medical student:
Rich Bryson is a third-year medical student at the University of Maryland. Although he hasn’t finished his clinical rotations, he is already leaning toward a specialty, not primary care. For one thing, he said, there would be lifestyle benefits.“The hours and pay are better for specialists,” said Bryson, 24, a native of Hagerstown. “And that is definitely appealing.”
In addition, Bryson also worries about his student loans, which he estimates to be around $100,000. “I don’t want to be strapped down with loans forever, and I know that primary care pays on the lower end of the spectrum.”
It’s encouraging to see more pieces written on the subject. It’s our best chance to get through to the politicians.
Related posts:
- Massachusetts primary care
- My take: Dwindling primary care, spinal care, ratting out patients
- Is loan forgiveness enough to convince students to choose primary care?
- Should we rename primary care?
- ER visits and health care costs rise in Massachusetts due to lack of primary care access
- The primary care signing bonus
- Surviving primary care
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