There are too few doctors nationwide, but lower wages and heavier workloads-- also, more burdersome regulations for foreign-born physicians -- have made the shortages in rural communities drastic.
* By Julie Ardery
Full Story: http://www.dailyyonder.com/short-end-doctor-shortage
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Shortage of surgeons pinches U.S. hospitals
By Robert Davis, USA TODAY
The shortage of surgeons is a particular threat to the health care of 54 million rural Americans
Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-02-26-doctor-shortage_N.htm