
Specialists get paid a lot more.
Both have to go through the same preliminary training and years of schooling.
Thus, a lack of primary care doctors = longer lines, less time to see patients, worse care.
These days, most every medical student wants to specialize in something. There are good reasons for this, including the challenge a specialization presents, the prestige involved, and higher pay. This country certainly needs specialists because of the growth in complex chronic conditions (e.g., heart disease, diabetes, and autism), but one has to wonder what this does to our system if we have most medical students choosing to specialize. What are your thoughts?
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