Yahoo! News Story - Fewer US med students choosing primary care - Yahoo! News

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Fewer US med students choosing primary care - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_fewer_docs

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Just 2 percent of nearly 1,200 fourth-year students surveyed planned to work in primary care internal medicine, according to results published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In a similar survey in 1990, the figure was 9 percent.

Family medicine had the lowest average salary last year, $186,000, and the lowest share of residency slots filled by U.S. students, 42 percent. Orthopedic surgery paid $436,000, and 94 percent of residency slots were filled by U.S students.

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My argument has always been that fewer primary care is good for me - less competition and puts me more in control with less competition driving down prices.

Others argue -- less primary care means less clout in the bigger scheme, plus the impending demise of primary care in general.

Locke, MD