California Medicine Scholars is expanding its physician pathway program to the Bay Area and Los Angeles as the state faces continued physician shortages, California Community Colleges announced earlier this month. The program, operated by the Foundation for California Community Colleges, is launching three new Regional Hubs of Healthcare Opportunity. Two Los Angeles hubs will be led by the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. Chabot College will lead the Bay Area hub. The regional hubs connect community colleges, four-year universities, medical schools, health centers, and community organizations to provide students with academic advising, mentorship, clinical experience, internships and volunteer opportunities designed to prepare them for medical school and health care careers, Foundation CCC officials said. The expansion is expected to provide physician pathway opportunities to hundreds of additional students, according to Foundation CCC. The California Medicine Scholars Program currently serves about 800 students through four regional hubs and will now include 56 community colleges, 23 four-year universities and medical schools, and 42 community-based health organizations.
California Medicine Scholars Expands Physician Pathway Program To Bay Area
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Excellent – badly needed! … wish they started promoting & pushing for it years ago!
WONDERFUL!
One big reason for the shortage of medical doctors and/or students is
because of the Dems push for free socialized health care. Many doctors
do not accept Medicare or Medicaid mainly because they have a set rate,
and only reimburse up to 80% of that set rate, nor do they reimburse in
a timely manner. The United States is not set up to deal with free health
care, we have a population of 342 million, and about 1 million licensed
physicians. Imagine how overwhelmed doctors and their employees
would be if all of a sudden thousands of people began calling to make
an appointment. Doctors do earn the big bucks, but they also have a lot
of overhead. They have office rent, and an office staff to pay. Malpractice
insurance can range anywhere between $10,000 to $200,000 a year,
depending on the doctor’s specialty. On top of that, young doctors also
have a huge student loan to repay.