Funding issues aside, Dr. Nation said the state's high HMO membership rates have influenced medical students to choose primary care. They see the jobs at managed care organizations. Despite the elimination of affirmative action programs in California, medical school outreach programs are seeking to interest bright students at high schools and community colleges in medical careers, Dr. Hopper said. Our admissions committees also are looking more closely at students with expressed interest in primary care and in serving underserved communities. Back to top.
Primary care includes family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics.
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