Dr. Bruce KoeppenM.D. Latest articles by Dr. Bruce Koeppen Primary Care Doctors Shouldn't Be Training in Hospitals (Op-Ed) By Dr. Bruce Koeppen published 16 December 14 Opinion U.S. med students train in hospitals, discouraging new doctors from choosing critical, less prestigious, jobs as primary-care physicians. Opinion Reverse the Doctor Shortage by Restoring Primary-Care Prestige (Op-Ed) By Dr. Bruce Koeppen published 21 June 13 Opinion Can the physician shortage be fixed by raising primary-care profile? Opinion Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Robots: Facts about machines that can walk, talk or do tasks that humans can't (or won't)2What is xeroderma pigmentosum? The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlight3Diagnostic dilemma: A rash 'migrated' across a man's body from his anus4China's '2D' chip could soon be used to make silicon-free chips5Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck
Primary Care Doctors Shouldn't Be Training in Hospitals (Op-Ed) By Dr. Bruce Koeppen published 16 December 14 Opinion U.S. med students train in hospitals, discouraging new doctors from choosing critical, less prestigious, jobs as primary-care physicians.
Reverse the Doctor Shortage by Restoring Primary-Care Prestige (Op-Ed) By Dr. Bruce Koeppen published 21 June 13 Opinion Can the physician shortage be fixed by raising primary-care profile?