Fewer Medical Students In US Choosing Primary Care

Boston (dbTechno) - According to a new study, fewer medical students in the U.S. are going to plan a career as a primary care doctor.

The study was done in the form of a survey, led by Karen Hauer of the University of California, San Francisco.

The survey was done with 1,117 medical students a year ago, and focused on what they were planning to do in regards to a future career.

Researchers found that out of the entire group, only 24 wanted to plan a career as a primary care doctor.

On top of that, 23% of the students, or over 250 stated that they wanted to focus on a career in internal medicine.

Primary care doctors are going to be in shortage if this continues.

Students opted against that pland ue to low salaries, and a very demanding job overall.

The report was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.