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We are on the brink of a crisis-level physician shortage in the United States

Jamie Katuna
Policy
August 16, 2017
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We are on the brink of a crisis-level physician shortage in the United States. How did we get here? And what can we do now?

Jamie Katuna is a medical student.  She can be reached on Facebook.

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