OUR COUNTRY IS FACING A DOCTOR DEFICIT. AS THE POPULATION AGES, WE'LL NEED MORE DOCTORS AND SURGEONS. THE DEMAND FOR TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENTS ALONE IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS, AND EXPERTS PREDICT THE NUMBER OF SURGEONS WON'T KEEP UP. ONE PROGRAM COULD PREVENT THE DOCTOR-PATIENT GAPS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. IT'S AN UP-CLOSE EXPERIENCE AIMED AT RECRUITING YOUNG MINDS FOR MEDICINE. THIS IS NO ORDINARY DAY AT CAMP… THESE STUDENTS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF MEDICINE. "I want to be a neurosurgeon." "I want to do something in the medical field. I really want to help people." THEY TRADE IN THEIR FREE TIME FOR RUBBER GLOVES AND A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. FROM SURGERY… TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. IT'S A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT A PROFESSION LIKELY TO FACE DANGEROUS DEFICITS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ONE STUDY SHOWS BY 20-50, THE UNITED STATES WILL BE SHORT SIX-THOUSAND GENERAL SURGEONS, WHO PERFORM LIFE-SAVING SURGERIES IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. EXPERTS PREDICT A SHORTAGE OF 40-THOUSAND FAMILY PHYSICIANS BY 20-20, AND THE NUMBER OF HEART AND ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS IS ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL BEHIND DEMAND. "As the population ages, we will need more doctors." THE BIGGEST REASON FOR THE NEED: BABY BOOMERS START TURNING 65 IN 20-11, REQUIRING MORE MEDICAL CARE. EXPERTS SAY TO FILL THE GAP, IT HELPS TO GET STUDENTS HOOKED EARLY. "At this age, you know, 14, 15, you start to make some of the key life decisions, and these are the stars of the future, so it's very important that we take our time working with them." AFTER TODAY, THESE STUDENTS SAY THEY'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO MED SCHOOL. "Seeing it up close makes it a little more realistic for me." "I thought I was going to be grossed out, but I wasn't." PREPARING TODAY'S YOUNG MINDS TO MEET TOMORROW'S HEALTH NEEDS. THE NUMBER OF U-S MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS GOING INTO PRIMARY CARE HAS DROPPED ABOUT 52-PERCENT SINCE 1997. A PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR TYPICALLY MAKES AT MOST 190-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR WHILE NEUROSURGEONS MAKE 530-THOUSAND OR MORE.