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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Medical Experts say Arizona\u2019s doctor shortage is getting worse and a failing healthcare system has far-reaching consequences for all of us.<\/p>\n

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According to University of Arizona Community Medicine Professor and Chair, Dr. Kristen Rundell, Arizona ranks 43rd in the nation for the severity of its doctor shortage.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s only going to get worse because we have more and more people moving to the state of Arizona,\u201d Rundell explains. <\/p>\n

She says the problem isn\u2019t a lack of interest. It\u2019s a lack of medical student graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not that doctors aren\u2019t moving to the state. We need to actually graduate more people from our medical schools and residency programs. Wherever you do your residency is where you\u2019re most likely to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rural and tribal areas are hit hardest. Without enough primary care doctors, more patients end up in emergency rooms.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen people have access to healthcare, they\u2019re healthier, there\u2019s less hospitalization, and less cost to the system.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so what we need is more residency programs that support those areas so that more doctors, as they come, will do their rural residency and then stay in those rural areas,\u201d Rundell says.<\/p>\n

The University of Arizona\u2019s Vice Dean of Medical Education, Dr. Kevin Moynahan, says Arizona needs more than 8,000 additional doctors by 2030. <\/p>\n

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To help, the University of Arizona is expanding accelerated programs, including a three-year medical school track.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree years of medical school, three years of residency, and then on to practice \u2013 whereas the traditional pathway is a minimum of 8 years of medical school,\u201d Moynahan explains. <\/p>\n

Student debt is a major barrier, but scholarships are expanding, including a $14.2 million endowment from the Gerleman family that provides approximately one million dollars a year for scholarships.<\/p>\n

In return, students commit to primary care fields and at least two years of service in underserved Arizona communities.<\/p>\n

While the university takes about 70% of its students from Arizona, knowing they are more likely to stay here, local hospitals still work to ensure that happens.<\/p>\n

\u201cHospitals do offer signing bonuses for residents that stay. For example, Banner, our major clinical partner, if one of their residents commits to staying, they will offer a signing bonus to do so,\u201d says Moynahan. <\/p>\n

With the accelerated pathway program starting in 2021, the U of A does not have any graduates yet, but so far, the results are looking positive.<\/p>\n

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For more information on their accelerated programs, you can find it here. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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