DR. WILLIAM W. PINSKY, M.D., and DR. BEATRIZ WILLS, M.D. THEY WILL TALK ABOUT PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE. BY THE YEAR 2032, THE U.S. WILL FACE A SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS. ACCORDING TO SOME ESTIMATES, IT COULD BE AS HIGH AS 122 THOUSAND PHYSICIANS IN BOTH PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE NUMBER OF CANCER CASES IN THIS COUNTRY IS EXPECTED TO RISE BY 45 PERCENT. AMID THIS GROWING HEALTHCARE CRISIS, PHYSICIANS EDUCATED AT FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOLS WHO COME TO THE U.S. TO TRAIN ARE FULFILLING A CRITICAL NEED. HERE TO EXPLAIN ARE DR. WILLIAM W. PINSKY, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES, OR E-C-F-M-G, AND DR. BEATRIZ WILLS, A NATIVE OF COLOMBIA WHO HAS TRAINED IN THE U.S. SINCE 2016. 

 

Joe Markley with Gary Byron

Always a wealth of knowledge, Joe Markley joined Gary on the air to talk about the firing of the DPH head, Susan Herbst's contract with UConn, and much more.

 
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Len Besthoff on The Brad Davis Show

NBC Chief Investigative Reporter Len Besthoff stops by the studio to talk to Brad and Gary about the "Text to 911" program and also updates us on the latest regarding Connecticut homeowners and crumbing foundations.

 
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Doctor J. Craig Allen on Brad and Paul 1-11-19

Doctor J. Craig Allen, Hartford Healthcare addiction medicine doctor will talk about South Windsor joins towns in looking to change minimum age of tobacco purchases and states that More and more Connecticut towns are looking into making it illegal for teens to buy cigarettes and other nicotine products. Hartford Healthcare addiction medicine Doctor J. Craig Allen believes it's a positive trend. “One of the things raising the smoking age is it takes the cigarettes and it takes the nicotine products out of the hands of high school seniors,” said Allen. Hartford leaders recently raised the minimum age to buy nicotine products from 18 to 21. Now communities like Bloomfield, Wallingford, and East Hartford are exploring similar moves. He spoke to Brad and Paul about this

 
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