Burns: An Answer to Georgia's Doctor Shortage by Dr. John M. Burns and Doris Parrish. Savannahnow/Savannah Morning News. October 14, 2012. Opinion Piece.
Dr. John Burns is the Director of the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at South University's Savannah Ga. campus. Doris Parrish directs the Master of Science in Nursing at South.
The article argues that nurses and PA's could be part of the answer to the 5,000 doctor shortage in Georgia physicians projected for 2030. Burns points out a little-noted contributor to the doctor shortage: According to the AMA doctors are cutting back their hours and seeing fewer patients.
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