Will the nation need more cardiologists in the future than are being trained now?
This article supports the view that in the future our nation will need more general cardiologists who perform no high-tech procedures than we are currently training. It also addresses the reason graduates of American medical schools, especially women who make up 40% to 50% of the graduating class, are not choosing cardiology fellowship programs as they were previously. A remedy for this serious problem is offered.
Hurst
J Willis
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Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1462 Clifton Road NE, Suite 301, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. jhurst@emory.edu
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