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Are There Enough Medi-Cal Doctors in Kern County? How About Statewide? Who...
People wait in line at Clinica Sierra Vista at the East Bakersfield Community Health Center. Some were waiting before they opened at 7:30am. (Casey Christie / The Californian) Once Obamacare is fully...
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New Approach to Medical Residency May Ease Doctor Shortage in Central Valley
By Rebecca Plevin, Valley Public Radio Dr. Peter Broderick examines a patient’s x-ray while family practice medical residents look on. (Rebecca Plevin/KVPR) The Central Valley suffers from an acute...
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Mentors Inspire Young Woman To Become Doctor For Low-Income Communities
Editor’s note: There was little in her background to suggest Vanessa Armendariz could become a doctor. But as she was growing up, mentors from similar circumstances made her dream seem possible. As...
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Immigrant Doctors Help Ease California’s Primary Care Doctor Shortage
By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News Dr. Jose Chavez Gonzalez examines Graciela Jauregui at Riverside County Regional Medical Center (Jenny Gold/Kaiser Health News). It’s a familiar story in California....
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Help Wanted: Last Pediatrician on Mendocino Coast Retires
Dr. Bill Mahon was a young pediatrician in the early 1970s when he fell in love with the rugged coast and majestic redwoods of Mendocino County. Like other people who have moved to Mendocino from...
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