Is Family Practice a Dwindling Field?

Host: Paul Doghramji, MD Guest: Russell Breish, MD Is family practice a dying profession? Host Dr. Paul Doghramji welcomes Dr. Russell S. Breish, director of family practice and director of the residency program at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia to discuss factors affecting family physicians. They will cover the effect of the increase in nurse practitioners and physician assistants, the increase of women medical students, as well as what fields medical students are choosing after graduation.