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mgh primary care doctors :: Article Creator What's Behind The Shortage Of Primary Care Doctors? Welcome, everyone. I'm Dr. John Whyte. I'm the chief medical officer at WebMD. Have you tried getting a doctor's appointment lately? It can be hard. You might have to wait several weeks to see your primary care physician. And that's because there aren't enough primary care physicians around. People are not going into it. People are retiring early, concerned about burnout, how much they're compensated, the prestige of the profession. So how do we fix it? So whenever I have a difficult question, I go to my very good friend, Dr. David Nash, the founding dean emeritus, The College of Population Health at Jefferson in Philadelphia. David, thanks for joining me. DAVID NASH Hey, John. Thanks so much. I really appreciate it. Great to be together. JOHN WHYTE You and I were chatting a few weeks ago, and I said to you, David, why w...