Shortage Healthcare Workers

[wdlove]

Massachusetts has a critical shortage of heatlhcare in the future. This shortage is also nationwide, a shortage that will have an affect on baby boomers. Boston schools has a program to prepare high school students for a future in healthcare. They partnership with Northeastern University and local hospitals. Of the students in the program 90% go on to college. The shortage is real.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/2527553/detail.html?treets=bos&tml=bos_health&ts=T&tmi=bos_health_1_12150110062003

 

[topicolo]

Maybe there will finally be some pressure to reform the whole medical school application process (too bad that's just a pipe dream)

 

[wdlove]

There is even a greater shortage of nurses. It will become more acute with the aging Baby Boomers. That is why they are encouraging more students to enter the health care field.

 

[arn]

Hmmm

Seems strange... I don't see why there would be an unexpected shortage of doctors...

the # of doctors graduated each year is a pretty fixed number. More people applying isn't going to increase the number of docs. If they want to increase the # of docs, they should increase the number of spots available.

now... there is a nurse shortage... I know that.

arn