AJC Photos of the Week, January 14-20, 2012
THE DOCTOR IS OUT--Surgical resident Dr. Aaron Carr (left) performs a procedure with Department Chair of Surgical residency George Fuhrman MD FACS at Atlanta Medical Center on Tuesday Jan. 17, 2012. As Georgia tries to produce more doctors to reverse a statewide shortage, leaders have encountered a major road block: a lack of residency slots. This forces students who attend medical school in Georgia to leave to finish their training. Many never return. Georgia has only 2,100 residency slots. Phil Skinner pskinner@AJC.com
