The general surgery shortage crisis
General surgeons and other primary care varieties of surgery are training fewer doctors as the salaries decrease and the hassle factor increases. This is creating a critical shortage of trauma and emergency care in rural areas, as well as a decrease in quality of surgical care everywhere. To address this, Senator Orin Hatch (R-Utah) asked Dr. Frank Opelka of the American College of Surgeons why there is a shortage of people entering the field and how it can be remedied.
Cardiac surgery, General Surgery, LSU Health Sciences, Orthopedic surgery, Plastic Surgery, Policy, Vascular Surgery | apples49 | 
November 29, 2011 11:46 am
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By The HCC, April 27, 2009 @ 5:23 pm
The New York Times had an article on this very topic and Senate discussion
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/health/policy/27care.html?_r=2&hp