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Shortage of Doctors an Obstacle to Obama Goals—New York Times, April 26, 2009

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Workforce Home

Thursday, April 30

8:45 - 9:00 am

Welcome

Edward Salsberg, M.P.A.
Director, Center for Workforce Studies
Association of American Medical Colleges
Salsberg Presentation (PDF, 17 pages)

9:00 - 9:45 am

The Health Care Workforce: A View from HRSA

Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N.
Administrator
Human Resources and Services Administration

9:45 - 10:45 am

Keynote Address
"A Workforce for Health"

J. Lloyd Michener, M.D.
Clinical Professor and Chair of the Department of Community and Family Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Michener Presentation (PDF, 45 pages)

11: 15 am - 12:30 pm

Plenary I
Building a Workforce to Meet our Future Health Care Needs

Lois Margaret Nora, M.D., J.D., M.B.A.
President Dean, College of Medicine
Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy

Kevin Grumbach, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Ronald Swinfard, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (LVHHN)

1:30 - 3:00 pm

Breakout Sessions - A-D

Panel A: Efficiency and Productivity

Moderator:
Scott Shipman, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine
Dartmouth Medical School

What Drives Primary Care Physician Productivity
Carol J. Simon, M.S., Ph.D.
Vice President
The Lewin Group
Simon Presentation (PDF, 15 pages)

The Productivity and Efficiency of Radiology Practices
Danny R. Hughes, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
American College of Radiology

A Measure of the Value of Mid-level Practitioners to the Specialty Practice: The Case of Cardiology
Ellen Bouchery, M.S.
Senior Manager
The Lewin Group

Paul F. Hogan
Senior Vice President
The Lewin Group
Bouchery & Hogan Presentation (PDF, 22 pages)

Panel B: Supply

Moderator:
Tim Dall
Vice President
The Lewin Group

The Aging of the Generalist Physician Workforce: Are Rural Locations at Higher Risk
Mark Doescher, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Director, WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Department of Family Medicine University of Washington
Doescher Presentation (PDF, 36 pages)

Panel C: Physician Assistant Specialization and Career Mobility

Moderator:
Physician Assistant Specialization and Career Mobility
James F. Cawley, M.P.H., P.A.C.
Professor and Director, PA/M.P.H. Program
The George Washington University
Prevention and Community Health

Trends in Physician Assistant Specialty Changes: Mobility of North Carolina Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners between Primary Care and Non-primary Care Specialties: a longitudinal study
Perri Morgan, Ph.D., P.A.C.
Director of Research, PA Program
Duke University
Morgan Presentation (PDF, 29 pages)

Physician Assistant Longitudinal Trends in Specialty: Cohort Analysis from the AAPA
William Leinweber
Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice President American
Academy of Physician Assistants
Cawley & Leinweber Presentation (PDF, 31 pages)

Physician Assistant Specialties of all Clinically Active P.A.'s: An NCCPA Analysis
Scott Arbet, Ph.D.
Director of Research
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Arbet Presentation (PDF, 24 pages)

Panel D: Community Health Centers

Moderator:
Gary Hart, Ph.D.
Director & Endowed Professor, Rural Health Office
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
University of Arizona
Hart Presentation (PDF, 17 pages)

Current Health Center Clinician Staffing and Projected Need
Michelle Proser
Director of Research
National Association of Community Health Centers
Proser Presentation (PDF, 20 pages)

Current Health Center Clinician Staffing and Projected Need Michelle Proser Director of Research National Association of Community Health Centers Health Center Clinician Staffing Patterns and Services Provided
Steve Petterson, Ph.D.
Senior Health Policy Researcher
AAFP Robert Graham Cente
Petterson Presentation (PDF, 16 pages)

Factors Related to Recruitment and Retention of Primary Care Physicians at Community Health Centers:
A Statewide Physician Survey
Linda Cragin, M.S.
Director, MassAHEC Network
UMass Medical School
Cragin Presentation (PDF, 28 pages)

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Breakout Sessions E-H

Panel E: Underserved

Moderator:
Mark Doescher, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Director, WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
University of Washington Speaker:

Caring for the Underserved: The Role of Race and Specialty
Kara Odom Walker, M.D., M.P.H.
RWJ Clinical Scholar
UCLA
Walker Presentation (PDF, 23 pages)

Is Physician Migration Ameliorating Physician Maldistribution? The Inter-state Migration Pattern of Physicians, 2000 to 2008
Imam Xierali, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
American Academy of Family Physicians
The Robert Graham Center
Xierali Presentation (PDF, 20 pages)

Factors Affecting the Career Choices of Medical Students and Residents
Martey Dodoo, Ph.D.
Chief Economist
Robert Graham Center
Dodoo Presentation (PDF, 16 pages)

Parity: Past, Present and Future Challenges for Underrepresented Minorities in Medical Education
Gretchen D. Kolsky, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Senior Research Associate
George Washington University Department of Health Policy
Kolsky Presentation (PDF, 20 pages)

Panel F: International Medical Graduates

Moderator:
Paul H. Rockey, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Graduate Medical Education
American Medical Association

The Contribution of US Citizen International Medical Graduates to the US Physician Workforce
Jack Boulet, Ph.D.
AVP Research & Data Resources
FAIMER
Boulet Presentation (PDF, 29 pages)

Canadian Citizen Graduates of International Medical Schools: Specialty Choice and Rate of Entry into U.S. GME
Amy Opalek
Data Resource Specialist
FAIMER
Opalek Presentation (PDF, 18 pages)

Donde no hay doctor (Where there is no doctor): Immigrant docs for underserved Latino Immigrants
Michelle Anne Bholat, M.D., M.P.H.
Executive Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs Executive Director
UCLA IMG Program
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Bholat Presentation (PDF, 19 pages)

Understanding the Experiences of the International Medical Graduate Primary Care Physicians in the United States
Peggy G. Chen, M.D., M.Sc.
Post-doctoral Fellow
Yale Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars
Chen Presentation (PDF, 33 pages)

Panel G: Recruitment and Retention

Moderator:
Jean M. Moore, M.S.
Center for Health Workforce Studies
SUNY School of Public Health

Meeting the Physician Workforce Needs in Hawaii: Similar Ideas from Different Viewpoints
Kelley Withy, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, AHEC Director
University of Hawaii
Complementary/Alternative Medicine
Withy Presentation (PDF, 22 pages)

In-State Retention of New York Medical Residents and Fellows, 2008
Gaetano Forte
Director of Information Management
Center for Health Workforce Studies
Forte Presentation (PDF, 17 pages)

In-State Retention of New York Medical Residents and Fellows, 2008 Gaetano
Alethea Long-Green, M.P.A.
Director of Human Capital Studies
National Academy of Public Administration
Long-Green Presentation (PDF, 17 pages)

Graduate Medical Education Retention Strategies
Molly King, M.H.A.
Director, Volunteer & Educational Program Development
MedStar Health
King Presentation (PDF, 28 pages)

Panel H: Lessons from the Past and Abroad

Moderator:
Tom Ricketts, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Managing Director, ACS HPRI Professor, UNC Gillings School of Public Health
Deputy Director, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Medical School Expansion: Lessons from the Past, Policies for the Future
Candice Chen, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor George Washington
University Department of Health Policy
Chen Presentation (PDF, 14 pages)

Implications of Resident Duty Hour Restrictions for Surgical Workforce Planning: The US and UK Experience
Erin Fraher, M.P.P., Ph.D.
Director, NC Health Professions Data System
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Fraher Presentation (PDF, 19 pages)

The Impact of Interprofessional Teamwork: Evidence from the UK Hospital at Night Program
Diana Hamilton-Fairley. M.D. F.R.C.O.G.
Deputy Medical Director
Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Hamilton-Farley Presentation (PDF, 19 pages)

The Implications of an Aging Physician Population for Patient Outcomes
John J. Norcini, Ph.D.
President and CEO
FAIMER
Norcini Presentation (PDF, 17 pages)

Friday, May 2

8:45 - 9:00 am

Perspectives on the Health Workforce Blue Ballroom from the AAMC President

Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.
President and CEO
Association of American Medical Colleges
Kirch Presentation (PDF, 17 pages)

9:00 - 10:30 am

Plenary II
Workforce Implications of Payment Reform

Gene Rich, M.D.
Scholar in Residence
Association of American Medical Colleges
Rich Presentation (PDF, 8 pages)

Paul Ginsburg, Ph.D.
President
Center for Studying Health System Change
Ginsburg Presentation (PDF, 10 pages)

Mark E. Miller, Ph.D.
Executive Director
MedPAC

Mark A. Kelley, M.D.
Chair and CEO
Henry Ford Medical Group; Executive Vice President
Henry Ford Health System
Kelley Presentation (PDF, 27 pages)

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Breakout Sessions I-K

Moderator:
Clese Erikson, M.P.Aff.
Director, Workforce Research
Association of American Medical Colleges

Panel I: Specialty Choice

Modeling the Primary Care/Specialist Mix of New Physicians
Russell Robertson, M.D.
Professor and Chair Department of Family and Community Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Robertson Presentation (PDF, 2 pages)

Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Vice President
Altarum Institute
Roehrig Presentation (PDF, 17 pages)

M.D. Economics
Jay Youngclaus, M.S.
Senior Education Analyst
Association of American Medical Colleges
Youngclaus Presentation (PDF, 37 pages)

Future Medical Workforce in Canada: Insight Provided by the 2007 National Physician Survey for Medical Students on their Intentions to Practice in Family Medicine
Alain Vanasse, Ph.D.
Professor
Universite de Sherbrooke Family Medicine
Vanasse Presentation (PDF, 37 pages)

Factors Affecting Subspecialty Choice Among Internal Medicine Graduates
Ellen Bouchery, M.S.
Senior Manager
The Lewin Group

Paul F. Hogan
Senior Vice President
The Lewin Group
Bouchery & Hogan Presentation (PDF, 18 pages)

Panel J: Diversity

Moderator:
Ann Steinecke, Ph.D.
Senior Program Specialist
Association of American Medical Colleges

Race, Ethnicity and the Experience of Practicing Medicine
Michael Dill
Senior Data Analyst
Association of American Medical Colleges

The Physician Pipeline: Workforce Patterns of Practicing Physician Graduates of University of California Premedical Post-baccalaureate Programs
Kate Lupton, M.D.
Clinical Fellow
Division of General Internal Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Lupton Presentation (PDF, 25 pages)

Enhancing Gender Balance in University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty
Susan Pasquale, Ph.D.
Director of Curriculum and Faculty Development
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Pasquale Presentation (PDF, 25 pages)

Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs Workplace Discrimination and Physician Job Turnover
Marcella Nunez-Smith, M.D., M.H.S.
Assistant Professor
Yale University
Nunez-Smith Presentation (PDF, 31 pages)

Panel K: State Workforce Networking
Round Table

Facilitator:
Jean M. Moore, M.S.
Director Center for Health Workforce Studies
University at Albany, SUNY

12:30 - 1:45 pm

Luncheon and Presentation

Richard Scheffler, Ph.D.
Author of "Is there a Doctor in the House? Market Signals and Tomorrow's Supply of Physicians"
Distinguished Professor of Health Economics and Public Policy
University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health
Scheffler Presentation (PDF, 18 pages)

1:45 - 3:30 pm

Plenary III
The Social Mission of Medical Education

Moderator:
Henry Sondheimer, M.D.
Senior Director, Student Affairs & Student Programs
Association of American Medical Colleges

Jordan Cohen, M.D.
Chair
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Panel on Education Reform and Medicine
President Emeritus, Association of American Medical Colleges

Deborah C. German, M.D.
Dean, College of Medicine
University of Central Florida
German Presentation (PDF, 9 pages)

Parker A. Duncan, M.P.H., MS4
Medical Student
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
PRIME-LC, Pisacano Scholar, 2008
Duncan Presentation (PDF, 9 pages)