According to newswire.com there is an impending shortage of medical professionals in the next few years due to the increase in age of current physicians and the decrease in students training to go into the medical field. We can also expect a dramatic increase in the number of patients treated in the next few years as the baby boomers turn 65 and older. Something must be done immediately to fix this problem before our health care system collapses because there is no one to treat patients. This is a matter of priorities for the American people and legislators, no matter where you stand on government run health care , before we do anything else we must attract and train many bright young people into the medical field. Otherwise, no matter what system is in effect, the health care of the United States will be unable to treat its citizens. This must be done before we make any changes to the current system because an influx of patients will require more medical professionals so it is only wise to have those professionals available before we absolutely need them for survival.