Dr. Bruce KoeppenM.D. Primary Care Doctors Shouldn't Be Training in Hospitals (Op-Ed) 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) Opinion Can the physician shortage be fixed by raising primary-care profile? By Dr. Bruce Koeppen Published 21 June 13 Opinion