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Do you still have a family physician? - In the time of super-specialisation in medicine and healthcare, patients seem to bemoan the scarcity of the family doctor who cured their sniffles without making them undergo a battery of tests. Where is the general physician now?
Sorry situation
India produces nearly 42,000 MBBS doctors every year. But of these, only 8,000 to 10,000 take up general medical practice as a profession
India does not offer an MD in family medicine. Of close to 8,000 seats that are reserved for a 3-year PG course offered by the Diplomate of National Board, only 5–6% of seats are allotted to family medicine
Another reason general practice is on the decline is that fresh MBBS graduates avoid practicing family medicine as a career because it pays less
Read the whole story at http://www.dnaindia.com/health/report-do-you-still-have-a-family-physician-1964306
