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Doctor Shortage In IE Could Get Worse If Gov. Brown Cuts Training Funds

KVCR | By Ben Bradford

Published May 1, 2017 at 10:58 AM PDT

California's shortage of primary care doctors will likely get worse, particularly in the Central Valley and the Inland Empire. $$55 million worth of federal and private grants for medical residencies in underserved areas is expiring. Capital Public Radio's Ben Bradford reports that a deal for the state to step in is also in jeopardy.

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Ben Bradford

Ben Bradford is a city kid, who came to Charlotte from San Francisco by way of New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Prior to his career in journalism, Ben spent time as an actor, stuntman, viral marketer, and press secretary for a Member of Congress. He graduated from UCLA in 2005 with a degree in theater and from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2012. As a reporter, his work has been featured on NPR, WNYC, the BBC, and Public Radio International.

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