Fewer U.S. medical students choosing to work in primary car
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080910/ap_on_he_me/med_fewer_docs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080909/capt.4407c9312bf64bee8a31ae75874f2b1d.fewer_docs_cx403.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=rzEvFi8zqOagIcc.28_elg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Dr. Alexis Dunne talks with patient Michael McCoy, right, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, in Chicago where she plans to be a primary care doctor. Only 2 percent of nearly 1,200 fourth-year medical students said they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, according to a new survey. That's down from 9 percent in a similar survey in 1990. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" border="0" /></a>AP - Only 2 percent of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who used to be the backbone of the American medical system.</p><br clear="all"/>

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