News, Expecting a Surge in U.S. Medical Schools. (doctors, accredited, graduating)

[JD59]

Peter Allen applied to 30 medical schools after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh last year. Twenty-eight said no.

Of the two that said yes, one had something in common with Mr. Allen: It, too, was starting out in medicine. He enrolled in the inaugural class of The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton, Pa.

After Years of Quiet, Expecting a Boom in U.S. Medical Schools - NYTimes.com

[skeet09]

It's like job hunting, just keep plugging away until someone says yes. It's nice to be a trailblazer. I'm one myself as I was one of the first few hundred students to graduate from a university starting from the ground up. Yes, it's accredited.

[PurpleLove08]

If only this really happened:

Supporters of the expansion say that having more doctors will improve care, by getting doctors to urban and rural areas where they are needed, by shifting care to primary and family practice physicians rather than expensive specialists, and by reducing long waits for people to see a doctor and get the care they need.

I am glad there are more medical schools opening, I just hope they produce much-needed primary care doctors.