Physician Workforce Press Kit

AAMC's Position on the Physician Shortage

AAMC Calls for 30 Percent Increase in Medical School Enrollment (News Release - June 19, 2006)

AAMC Statement on the Physician Workforce (PDF, 9 pages - Position Statement - June 2006)

Questions and Answers About the AAMC's New Physician Workforce Position (PDF, 3 pages - June 2006)

Additional Data and Resources

Brochure: Help Wanted (PDF, 12 pages - Brochure)

2007 State Physician Workforce Data Book (PDF, 39 pages - Nov. 2007)

Physician Workforce Shortages: Implications and Issues for Academic Health Centers and Policymakers (Academic Medicine, Sept. 2006)

Diversity in the Physician Workforce: Facts & Figures 2006

AAMC Center for Workforce Studies

Related Issues

Clinical Oncologist Workforce Shortage

• Report: Forecasting the Supply of and Demand for Oncologists (March 2007)
• Solutions Sought on Predicted Oncologist Shortage (AAMC Reporter, April 2007)

Medical Schools Respond by Increasing Enrollment

U.S. Medical School Enrollment Projected to Rise 21 Percent by 2012 (News Release - May 1, 2008)

Medical School Expansion: Challenges and Strategies

• U.S. Medical Schools Face Uncharted Territory in Expansion Efforts (News Release - Jan. 31, 2008)
• Medical School Expansion: Challenges and Strategies (Report - Jan. 2008)
• Analysis in Brief: Challenges and Strategies of Medical School Expansion (PDF, 2 pages - Jan. 2008)

2007 U.S. Medical School Entering Class is Largest Ever (News Release, Oct. 16, 2007)

Medical School Expansion Plans: Results of the 2006 AAMC Survey (Report, Feb. 2007)

Medical Schools Moving to Increase Enrollment (AAMC Reporter, March 2007)

Developing Medical Schools Applying for Accreditation by the LCME

Related Resources

Help Wanted: More U.S. Doctors  (PDF, 12 pages - Brochure)

JAMA Commentary: Confronting the Complexity of the Physician Workforce Equation (News Release - June 11, 2008)