The general surgery shortage crisis

General surgeons and other primary care varieties of surgery are training fewer doctors as the salaries decrease and the hassle factor increases. This is creating a critical shortage of trauma and emergency care in rural areas, as well as a decrease in quality of surgical care everywhere. To address this, Senator Orin Hatch (R-Utah) asked Dr. Frank Opelka of the American College of Surgeons why there is a shortage of people entering the field and how it can be remedied.