Sentence improvement — Correct number and noun form in ‘‘There is dearth of woman doctor in our state. We shall have to recruit some from the other states.’’ so the quantified noun phrase is grammatically sound.

Given data
There is dearth of woman doctor in our state. We shall have to recruit some from the other states.

Concept/Approach
After ‘‘a/there is (a) dearth of’’ referring to a plural shortage, the noun should be plural: ‘‘women doctors’’. Also, ‘‘a dearth of’’ commonly takes the article ‘‘a’’ in polished style, but the key correction is plural agreement with ‘‘some’’ in the next sentence.

Option analysis
women doctor — Plural first word with singular head noun; mismatched.woman doctors — Mismatched modifier; acceptable in compounds like ‘‘woman doctor’’ (singular), but plural should be ‘‘women doctors’’.women doctors — Fully correct plural noun phrase.No improvement — Leaves number disagreement.

Verification/Alternative
Revised sentence: ‘‘There is a dearth of women doctors in our state; we shall have to recruit some from other states.’’

Final Answer
women doctors