The world needs more physicians. Increasing their numbers alone won’t solve the many problems associated with improving health care. But it doesn’t help to have a dearth of doctors, who were generally in short supply before COVID-19 struck. The pandemic has only exacerbated doctor shortages everywhere. This doesn’t bode well for a world that must prepare for future pandemics and for populations that are both growing and aging. Better health outcomes require more physicians. So, where are the bottlenecks?

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重新思考医学预科教育

世界需要更多的医生。单靠增加他们的数量并不能解决与改善医疗保健相关的许多问题。但是，缺乏医生也无济于事，在 COVID-19 来袭之前，医生通常供不应求。大流行只会加剧各地的医生短缺。对于必须为未来的流行病做好准备的世界以及不断增长和老龄化的人口来说，这不是一个好兆头。更好的健康结果需要更多的医生。那么，瓶颈在哪里呢？