AAMC Statement on the Physician Workforce (PDF)
Concerned that future demand for physicians will outstrip supply, the AAMC supports a 30 percent increase in U.S. medical school enrollment by 2015.
Questions and Answers About the AAMC's Physician Workforce Position (PDF)
Help Wanted: More U.S. Doctors
Press Kit: Physician Workforce |
How to Fix The Doctor Shortage
In this Wall Street Journal op-ed article, AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., calls on Congress to lift the freeze on support for medical training, as part of health care reform.
Doctor Shortage Ahead
AAMC Chief Advocacy Officer Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D., remarks in this WUSA-9 story that the Senate health bill contains no language to increase the number of physicians.
The Physician Shortage and Health Care Reform (PDF)
The solution to the physician shortage lies in increasing efficiency, making better use of all health care professionals, and developing new models of care.
Expanding Residency Training
The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009 (H.R. 2251) would strengthen our health care infrastructure by expanding the number of Medicare-supported physician training positions. |
2009
State Physician Workforce Data Book (PDF)
This updated report examines the active physician supply in
each state, as well as current medical school enrollment and
physicians in graduate medical education (GME) programs. The
report includes tables with the actual numbers that are presented
visually in maps and bar charts.
Recent
Studies and Reports on Physician Shortages in the U.S. (PDF)
A growing number of studies examining the U.S. physician workforce
have concluded that we are facing current or future shortages.
This 2009 report provides a summary of these studies, highlighting
major conclusions.
The
Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections
Through 2025
Using the most recently available data, this 2008 report projects
future supply and demand for physicians and concludes
that a national shortage is likely.
2008
Physician Specialty Data (PDF)
This updated report provides comparative data on active
physicians and physicians-in-training in specialties
with more than 2,500 active physicians. It includes
data on type of education and location, age, and gender
by specialty as well as trends over time in the number
in training and practicing in each specialty. The report
includes figures and tables and will be published biennially.
2007
State Physician Workforce Data Book (PDF)
This report examines the active physician supply in each state,
as well as current medical school enrollment and physicians
in graduate medical education (GME) programs. The report includes
tables with the actual numbers that are presented visually
in the figures.
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Medical
School Enrollment Plans Through 2013: Analysis of the
2008 AAMC Survey (PDF)
This 2009 report estimates that first-year
U.S. M.D. enrollment will grow to 19,946 in 2013, a growth
of 21 percent from the 16,488 in 2002.
Academic Medicine Last Page: Geriatric Workforce
These data charts show that over the coming
decades, the
demand for geriatricians will increase while supply will not. (Academic
Medicine, May 2009)
The State of the Physician Workforce:
With Medical School Expansion Underway,
What's Next? (PDF)
Presented by Edward Salsberg at the 2008 AAMC annual meeting,
this address reviews trends and developments impacting the physician workforce.
The
Upcoming Doctor Shortage
On Feb. 7, 2008, Edward Salsberg was a guest on
the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5 FM,
to discuss physician workforce issues in Maryland.
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