In 2008 the WHO announced that a lack of trained physicians in Africa will threaten the continent’s future by the year 2015. In 2006 the Association of American Medical Colleges reported that America’s aging baby boomer population will create a massive shortage of 62,900 doctors by 2015, which will rise to 91,500 by 2020. The scarcity of nurses could be even worse. And these are just a few of the reasons why our dream of health care abundance cannot come from traditional wellness professionals.
