Puerto Rico’s Specialist Crisis—A Wake-Up Call for Health Equity and Action

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Puerto Rico is facing a critical shortage of medical and surgical specialists that requires equitable interventions to resolve the resulting health care crisis. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Rafael Santini-Domínguez; Jorge Martínez-Trabal; Gabriel González-Díaz

doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.1949

June 27, 2025JAMA Health ForumOpen Access

Puerto Rico’s Specialist Crisis—A Wake-Up Call for Health Equity and Action

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This Viewpoint discusses the shortage of medical and surgical specialists in Puerto Rico and suggests equitable approaches to address the current health care crisis in this US territory.

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