Einstein argued that a problem will never be solved with the same mindset that created it. His thinking is sorely needed to address an emerging physician shortfall. The predicted shortage arises from a number of forces: According to a recent NYT article,  “The number of training positions for medical school graduates is lagging. Younger doctors are on average working fewer hours than their predecessors. And about a third of the country’s doctors are 55 or older, and nearing retirement.” An aging baby boom generation will need more care. Our increasingly unhealthy population, with half of US adults having some kind of chronic condition, needs more care. The supply chain for producing US-trained physicians is expensive and restricted. Federal health care reform will make prevention and early treatment available to more people, adding up to 300,000 more patients into the primary care funnel. The…