Physician Work Hours, Fees Declined in Tandem

Thus, to avert this gathering storm of health care worker shortages, we must train more allied health care professionals in the short term, while in the long term we will need to significantly expand training of high-quality, committed primary care physicians.

DR. E. ALBERT REECE, Ph.D., M.B.A., who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine, is vice president for medical affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, as well as the John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and dean of its school of medicine.