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Students enter primary care
ELECTION RESULTS
By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Democratic Party Congressional District 8 Rep. Gabriel Giffords gives a speech to her supporters at the Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel Tuesday evening during the Democratic results party.
Governor
BREWER, 55.3%
GODDARD, 41.7%
Results based on 92.5% reporting
U.S. Senate
MCCAIN, 59%
GLASSMAN, 35%
U.S. Representative District 8
Results based on 92.5% reporting
GIFFORDS, 49%
KELLY, 48% Results based on 84.7% reporting
U.S. Representative District 7
GRIJALVA, 48%
Primary care physicians are seen as overworked and underpaid by many students entering the medical field. This perception may contribute to the national shortage in the field. Positions in family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics offered to graduating medical students have gone unfilled for the past several years. In 2010, about 33 percent of medical school graduates entered primary care, according to the National Resident Matching Program. The UA College of Medicine exceeded the national average by sending about 38 percent of its 110 May graduates into primary care. “It’s definitely on our radar screen,” said Kevin Moynahan, a primary care physician and deputy dean of education for the College of Medicine. “We’re very proud of that.” The shortage continues to affect patients, especially in rural or underserved areas. Arizona is particularly in need, ranking 43rd in the nation in its ratio of primary care physicians to population, according to the United Health Foundation.
MCCLUNG, 46%
BY THE NUMBERS
Results based on 84.7% reporting
Giffords, Grijalva Republicans hope confident of victory for comeback as as polls close numbers come in By Yael Schusterman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Midterm election results were still unknown for Reps. Gabrielle Giffords and Raúl Gijalva by press time last night. Giffords represents Congressional District 8, and Raúl Gijalva represents Congressional District 7. A crowd of Democrats gathered in the ballroom of the Mariott hotel, at 880 E. Second St., awaiting results People flaunted stickers and signs supporting the candidates and were proud to vote blue. Ernie Freuler said he believes Democratic is the way to go, “I believe that Democrats are more in touch with the human side of the nation.” He said that people have to believe that corporations cannot run and rule people. Freuler is working part time now, because his company was shut down. Another supporter Sarah Anand, a junior majoring in political science and economics, was handing out stickers in support of Giffords. She had interned with her this past summer and said that she worked in her office and was able to spread awareness about her campaign. “The fact that she’s a female politician is really inspiring,” Anand said. “I really believe
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in her and I believe she has Arizona’s best interest.” She said that she feels students do not recognize the importance of these elections and focus more on the presidential elections, which is unfortunate. In a brief speech while awaiting the results Giffords stood on stage and thanked everyone for their support and said, “ While other politicians bring a crowd, we have built a community.” She added that she ran a race to be proud of and her campaign was a model for the rest of the country. Rodney Glassman ran against Sen. John McCain for the Senate seat and people in the crowd were displeased with Glassman’s loss. “I don’t feel I am going to be represented well,” said Jeff Mendelsohn who worked on Glassman’s campaign. He said a few days a week he would make about 75 to 100 phone calls in support of Glassman, who fell to McCain. “It was about running a positive campaign focused on jobs, education and the future of Arizona,” Glassman said. “That’s what we said we were going to do, that’s what we were able to do and we are proud of it; we are proud of the campaign and we are hoping to move forward.” Check dailywildcat.com for updated election coverage.
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By Lucy Valencia ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Republican candidates were hopeful as the results creeped in, showing close races at the state level. Jesse Kelly, the Republican candidate running for U.S. Representative for Congressional District 8, assured the audience that he’s “never lost an election,” as voters waited for election results. The Republican election party was held Tuesday night at the Double Tree Hotel in Tucson. “The news is there’s no news right now,” Kelly said. “The ballots are slowly creeping in. We’re down about four, we were down six, then we’re down five, then we’re down four-and-a-half, now we’re down four — and less than half of them have been returned yet, so it looks like it’s going to be tight like we thought it was.” “Two years ago when Obama was nominated … who would’ve thought we would have a night like this tonight,” said Rep. Vick Williams of Legislative District 26. The GOP won the majority in the House of Representatives, while Democrats seemed to be taking the lead in occupying the
Senate seats. Ken Smalley, who is in the running for Legislative District 28 in the House of Representatives, said that he believes the Republican Party has a really good chance. Smalley said his opponent seemed to be only ahead of him by one or two points, which was a great feat in itself. Jon Justice, of local radio station 104.1 “The Truth,” introduced Ruth McClung, Republican candidate for Congressional District 7. “So far it’s neck-and-neck. That says volumes. It’s an unbelievable start.” McClung reiterated that the race was close. “As we’re watching the results come in, we really are neck-andneck … I’ll admit I’m very nervous,” McClung said. “We are too!” someone shouted from the audience. “We’re all in this biting our nails together,” said McClung. Frank Antenoir, candidate for Arizona state Senate, said “I want everybody to savor the moment. You all deserve to enjoy the victory of a hard won battle. It’s only part of the war … We’ve got to get this state back on some financial ground, we’ve got to get our country back on some financial ground.”
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Students entering family medicine:
Nationally: about 7 percent UA: about 14 percent
Internal medicine:
Nationally: about 16 percent UA: about 10 percent
Pediatrics:
Nationally: about 10 percent UA: about 15 percent
“I think having a doctor who cares for you and knows you as a human being should be the cornerstone of the U.S. healthcare system,” Moynahan said. The field may appear unattractive to medical students because of the patient load and the amount of paperwork primary care physicians handle, Moynahan added. “The system as it stands now makes the life of a primary care practitioner kind of chaotic,” Moynahan said. “People see that when they rotate. They see a lot of very busy people with a lot of responsibilities.” Michelle Aguilar graduated from the College of Medicine in May and is an intern in pediatrics at University Medical Center. She said students can be deterred by the challenges of the field. “If you’re a primary care physician, you have to have a broad knowledge of many, many things, which can be overwhelming and daunting,” Aguilar said. Salary is also a concern, according to Aguilar, since primary care physicians do not make as much money as doctors who specialize. She said this concern is greater in PRIMARY CARE, page A3
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