Schumer to slow doctor shortage

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Published April 24, 2007 at 11:35 AM EDT

By Jasmyn Belcher

Oswego, New York – US Senator Charles Schumer is calling for legislation to offset the declining number of physicians in Upstate New York.

WRVO's Jasmyn Belcher spoke with the President of Upstate Medical University...Dr. David Smith about the shortage of physicians and what Schumer is doing to prevent further loss.

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