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"I'm not really complaining," he asserted. "I only mean that I'd like to be able to count on a day off every now and then. I truly enjoy my practice. I like taking care of Jal. I like being a G.P. . . . I think I'm a good family doctor. I think I do my job. But, you know, I sometimes wonder who . . . is going to take my place? Another G.P.? Not likely — we're a vanishing breed of cat . . . ," said Dr. Schmidt, echoing the increasing problem of the shortage of general practitioners compared to specialists.
Sources:
Berton Roueche, "The Doctor Who Goes It Alone . . . Grumbles . . . and Loves It," Todays Health (May 1972): 48-53+;
"Solo," New Yorker (1 January 1972): 30.
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