Marcus Welby, MD, was a fictitious hometown doctor featured in a TV drama with the same name that was shown on ABC from 1969 to 1976. Played by actor Robert Young, Welby treated his patients through their bouts with breast cancer, impotence, and Alzheimer’s disease, writes Medscape..
Welby likely wouldn’t recognize the practice of medicine today, where nearly three quarters (73. 9%) of physicians are employed by hospitals, health systems, or corporate entities, according to a recent report sponsored by the Physicians Advocacy Institute and prepared by consulting firm Avalere Health. Read more.
