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Nicholas Lind ’06 Discusses Physician Shortage in Iowa

Nicholas Lind ’06 Discusses Physician Shortage in Iowa

December 2, 2025

Nicholas Lind ’06, physician with UnityPoint’s emergency medicine services, talks about the physician shortage in Iowa and a new program helping to improve the state’s low rankings. Iowa ranks 44th nationally in patient-to-physician ratio — 30 percent worse than the U.S. average — and has the fewest OB-GYNs per capita of any state.  Read More at Cedar Rapids Gazette

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