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Dr. Phillip Alexander, a local interna] medicine physician, said managed care is where third parties dictate the type and the amount of care accord ing to cost. The Texas Medical Associa tion said that adjusting to health system reform and deal ing with managed care are two of the biggest challenges for Texas physicians. The Association also said these challenges are changing how medicine is practiced in Texas, and some physicians said the changes could be for the worse. But some local practitioners of medicine remain optimistic about the quality of care stu dents will continue to receive. “I don’t see managed care im pacting students,” said Brett Bennett, director of business op erations at AM & PM Clinics. “I don’t think we’ll see any great change in the Bryan-College Station area.” Dr. Brent Gray, a local gas- tronologist, said that because on-campus health services are provided at Beutel, A&M stu dents do not need to worry. “Y’all have your own health care, and most students are young and healthy, so there is no need for extensive health care,” Gray said. “So managed care will not affect you.” Dr. Kenneth Dirks, director of health services at the A.P. Beu tel Health Center, said Beutel is a special model of managed health care. “For 90 to 95 pei patients, we providi practice care,” Dirks can’t provide them they need, then we a specialist. In that are like a managed Local physicians health care system would affect all areaij cine and the quality ceived. Some said an impact on the Bryi Station area. “If we were to get managed care thatca nationally, in somei could impact Collegfj Alexander said. Bennett said man] would affect the quali that patients receive. “In my opinion, mi will affect the qualitil he said. “No longer »i tor have the authority treatment. There*; he d) e last flo begins to Please see Health Can iw/P job recruitment declin itinued frc Study shows advantage of earning college degree By Amy Collier The Battalion Clear, concise, and comprehensive infor mation on loans, scholarships, work- study, and other finan cial aid opportunities for MBA students who are U.S. citizens. The Official Guides and Software are also available at your campus bookstore. Getting a good job is becoming more difficult for people without a college degree, according to a study released last week by the U.S. Bureau of La bor Statistics. The pay gap between college and high school graduates is widening. In 1979, the average male college graduate earned 49 percent more than the average male high school graduate, while female college graduates earned 44 percent more than fe male high school graduates. In 1992, however, the gap in earnings grew to 83 percent for males and 73 percent for females. In addition to the widening pay gap, college graduates have also been experiencing increased difficulty in finding jobs. Unemployment rates for college-graduates have risen from 1.3 percent in 1970 to 3 percent in 1993. The study shows that in the last five years, on- erway for ional hal year are t campus recruiting by major corporations®!* roC( trailing off nationwide. !S i the halls Jay Wheeler, assistant director of pL-H'-hc sumn the Career Center, said there were almosBP^pted o job interviews conducted on the Texas A:,P^ w ' n # sc . r pus last year. IMSasse sai “This is a high number compared tool ^ anc * ^ ul universities, but is drastically lower n f In on can 32,000 interviews done on campus in the given fir: at Texas A&M,” Wheeler said. “The supplflt 0 an °lher graduates is outstripping the demand:| !*h ; sal< ' 0 graduates by the big employers.” ■t be a pr Wheeler said that in order to get a job. ir ' current,I have to differentiate themselves fromoth *? r i ms an y' v: nlicnnts bv cettintr hitrh erades and oart fa * he only lall 400 re plicants by getting high grades and; in extra-curricular activities or by ter’s degree. %S W e in a n< “A bachelor’s degree is becoming very sait >- place,” he said. “It is becoming what sau ’ * school diploma used to be.” 'i^ji W ^ h n( |j K Relevant work experience is alsobecw® 1 ' 3 h* .riant for students to find a ioh. ArcordirS ' home re portant for students to find a job. 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