Show Producing Doctors Figures show that the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- tion's medical schools are not graduating enough doctors to provide needed medical attention attention attention atten atten- tion in a growing America In fact we are falling further and further behind As As' an example example example ex ex- ample forty years ago there was one doctor for Cor each 1139 people today we have one for each 1750 ITS IT'S APPARENTLY too late to tn argue that some doctors want it that way or that medical medical medi medi- cal schools arent aren't expanded fast Cast enough A better approach is probably that of Walter Bornemeier president of the American Medical Association Association Association tion who proposes that the doctor shortage be alleviated through the use of a new class of medical specialist called can be either registered registered registered regis regis- nurses many of whom have retired and could be coaxed back to work by greater great great- er earning incentives or former form form- er military medics who vho have been discharged from service ONE STATE Washington already has a program to up brush-up former medical corpsmen with a three-month three refresher course They are then sent out to overworked doctors doctors doctors doc doc- tors who pay them a month for one year while further training them After that they earn from to a year and can adequately adequately adequately ade ade- perform a 3 surprising number of oC medical functions Only through the use of these medical manpower reserves is the country likely to improve medical attention to the average average average aver aver- age citizen in the immediate years ahead U |