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. |
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Medical
School Enrollment Plans Through 2014: Analysis of the 2009
AAMC Survey (PDF)
This 2010 report estimates that first year medical school
enrollment in 2014-2015 is projected to reach 20,281; 23%
above 2002-2003.
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.
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
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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Health Care Reform
Health Care Reform and the
Health Workforce (PDF)
The health care reform legislation signed into law by President
Obama, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.
3590) as amended by P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 4872) includes numerous
provisions related to the health workforce. This paper presents
a summary of the provisions in the new legislation. Section
numbers from the legislation are included to facilitate review
of the relevant passages in greater detail.
The Impact of Health
Care Reform on the Future Supply and Demand for Physicians
(PDF)
In 2008, the Center released The Complexities of Physician
Supply and Demand: Projections Through 2025 before the
passage of health care reform legislation. The Center has
updated its projections to take into account the passage of
reform as well as updated data.
For more AAMC resources on health care reform click
here
Data Books
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.
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.
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