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Publications

2009 State Physician Workforce Data BookNovember 2009

2008 Physician Specialty DataNovember 2008

Medical School Enrollment Plans: Analysis of the 2007 AAMC SurveyMay 2008

Medical School Expansion: Challenges and StrategiesJan. 2008

2007 State Physician Workforce Data Book (PDF)Dec. 2007

"Physician Behavior and Practice Patterns Related to Smoking Cessation"—May 2007
Summary (PDF) | Full report (PDF)

Forecasting the Supply of and Demand for Oncologists—AAMC Center for Workforce Studies study conducted for the American Society of Oncology, March 2007

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

Diversity in the Physician Workforce: Facts & Figures 2006Aug. 2006

Physician Specialty Data: A Chart BookAug. 2006

News Releases

Medical Schools Increase Enrollment to Meet Physician DemandOct. 21, 2008

AAMC President Says Many Factors To Be Considered in Assessing Physician WorkforceJune 10, 2008

U.S. Medical School Enrollment Projected to Rise 21 Percent by 2012May 1, 2008

Statements

Addressing Healthcare Workforce Issues for the Future (PDF)
AAMC testimony on health care workforce before the Senate HELP Committee by Edward Salsberg—Feb. 12, 2008

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)

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4997: "Physicians for Underserved Areas Act" (PDF)
AAMC testifies before Congress on physician workforce shortages—May 18, 2006

Articles

The Primary Care 'Crisis'AAMC Reporter, Oct. 2008

Changing Numbers, or Changing Roles?AAMC Reporter, Aug. 2008

Residencies Revolve Around Rural CareAAMC Reporter, July 2008

IOM Report Finds Health Care Workforce Unprepared for ElderlyAAMC Reporter, June 2008

Findings on Growing Enrollment Highlight Workforce ConferenceAAMC Reporter, May 2008

The Physician Workforce: Avoiding the Tyranny of the 'Either–Or'AAMC Reporter, July 2007

Solutions Sought on Predicted Oncologist ShortageAAMC Reporter, April 2007

Medical Schools Moving to Increase EnrollmentAAMC Reporter, March 2007

Developing a Physician Workforce for America's DisadvantagedAcademic Medicine, Feb. 2007

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

Medical Workforce Policy-Making in Canada, 1993-2003: Reconnecting the DisconnectedAcademic Medicine, Sept. 2006

The Shortage of Physicians and the Future Role of NursesAcademic Medicine, Sept. 2006


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