Shortage Of Physicians: A Case Study

The critical issues consist of the rapid growth in the drug industry and the shortage of physicians available. There is and has been a very growth in the production and release of new medications in the pharmaceutical world. “Rapid scientific advances in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, genetics, and information technology- are transforming drug discovery and development paving the way for unprecedented progress in developing new medicines to conquer disease” (Williams & Torrens 2008). There is is also a major need for physicians to accommodate the large number of the population. There are many different reasons for there being a shortage of physicians in our nation. They can range from different aspects like the challenges presented by the government or even the lack of finding the position to be as fulfilling as once before when there was plenty of money to be made in the practice. “Primary care physicians are increasingly frustrated and leaving the field of transitioning to non clinical roles like consulting and administration” (Hariharan, 2015). There is soon to be a lack of physicians in this nation. There are either not enough primary care physicians and plenty of specialists. Or there is a shortage of both, however there is not a balance between the two. Considering the rapid growth of medications and treatments it is important to have physicians that can subscribe those medications to the public. Without the adequate …show more content…
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