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May 2-4, 2007
Hyatt Regency - Bethesda, MD

At the third annual AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference, the nation's physician workforce researchers networked and shared their latest findings.

  • Keynote address by David Cutler, author of "Your Money or Your Life: Strong Medicine for America's Health Care System"
  • Point/Counterpoint: The AAMC and the Dartmouth Perspectives on Physician Workforce Expansion
  • New data on worklife balance and expectations of the changing generations of physicians
  • Breakout sessions featuring recent workforce research
  • Concurrent pre-meeting workshops on state and specialty workforce data

May 2, 2007
Pre-Conference Sessions

State Data Collection

Jean Moore, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Director of the New York Center for Health Workforce Studies
State University of New York School of Public Health

Physician Data: Management and Analysis
Thomas Ricketts III, Ph.D., M.P.H, Director, Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies, Shep's Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

May 3, 2007

Welcome and Opening Comments

Edward Salsberg, M.P.A.
Associate Vice President and Director, Center for Workforce Studies, Association of American Medical Colleges

Keynote Address

How Health System Change Will Affect Physicians
David Cutler, M.D., Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics and Dean for the Social Science, Harvard University
Author of Your Money or Your Life: Strong Medicine for America's Healthcare System

Plenary I: Physician Workforce Planning in a Broken Health Care System: Point-Counter Point

Moderator: Susan Dentzer, Health Correspondent and Head of the Health Policy Unit
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS

David Goodman, M.D., M.S.
Professor of Pediatrics and Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth School of Medicine , Senior Scholar, Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences

Edward Salsberg, M.P.A.
Associate Vice President and Director, Center for Workforce Studies, Association of American Medical Colleges

Luncheon Presentation

Update from the Hill
Richard Knapp, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Assocation of American Medical Colleges

Concurrent Breakout Sessions I

Panel A: Trends in the Supply of New Physicians

Moderator: Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D, F.C.C.P., Associate Director, Center for Workforce Studies, AAMC

Growth Plans of U.S. Medical Schools
Rajeev K. Sabharwal, MPH, Senior Researcher
Center for Workforce Studies, Association of American Medical Colleges

Growth Plans for Osteopathic Schools
Stephen Shannon, D.O., M.P.H., President, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

An Overview of U.S. Citizens Who Obtain Their Medical Degrees Abroad
John (Jack) Boulet, Ph.D., Director, Research and Data Resources, FAIMER

International Medical Graduates and the U.S. Physician Workforce
Danette McKinley, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Research and Data Resources, FAIMER

Panel B: The State of Physician Workforce Research in Three States: New York, Wyoming, and Arizona

Research on Arizona's Health Care Workforce
Mark Speicher, Research Analyst, Center for Health Information and Research, Arizona State University Panelists:

Use of New York State Physician Data to Analyze Potential Impact of Hospital Restructuring/Closures in New York City
Gaetano ForteCenter for Health Workforce Studies, State University of New York, Albany

Kolene Kohll, R.N., Director, Health Professions Tracking Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Panel C: Rural Workforce Problems and Strategies

Physician Distribution in the United States
L. Gary Hart, Ph.D., Director of Center for Health Workforce Studies and Rural Health Research Center and Professor, Department of Family Medicine
University of Washington

Doubling the Rural Physician Workforce: Potential Impact of a National Replication Project of Successful Medical School Programs
Howard Rabinowitz, M.D., Professor of Family Medicine and Director , Physician Area Shortage Program, Jefferson Medical College

Predicting Rural Practice Using Different Definitions to Classify Medical School Applicants as Having a Rural Upbringing
John Owen, Ed.D., M.S.
Faculty CME Coordinator, Office of Continuing Medical Education
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Panel D: Women in the Physician Workforce: Maximizing Contributions and Improving the Success of Women in Academia

Improving Recognition and Enhancing Awards
Stephanie Pincus, M.D., M.B.A., Professor - Chair Emeritus, University at Buffalo, and Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System

Improving the Academic Climate for UCSF Women Faculty
W. Sue Shafer, Ph.D., Consultant, Women's Careers in Science

Defining a Successful Model and Making Choices Consistent with a Subjective Success Model
Joan King, Professor Emeritus, Tufts University School of Medicine

Florence Haseltine, M.D., Ph.D.
The Society for Women's Health Research

Concurrent Breakout Sessions II

Panel E: Specialty Specific Workforce Studies

Moderator: Clese Erikson, M.P.Aff., Senior Research Associate, Center for Workforce Studies, AAMC

Workforce Planning for Family Medicine: A Social and Mortality Adjusted Needs-based Model
A. Peter Catinella, M.D., M.P.H., Vice Chairman for Primary Care Programs, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah

The United States Rheumatology Workforce: Supply and Demand 2005-2020
Chad Deal, M.D., Chair, Workforce Subcommittee, Committee on Training and Workforce, American College of Rheumatology

Who Else is Providing Care in Dermatology Practices? The Use of Physician Extenders in Dermatology
Jack Resneck Jr., M.D., Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Health Policy, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Dermatology

Use of Oncology Services: Estimates of Future Demand for Care
Joan Warren, Ph.D., Epidemiologist, National Cancer Institute

Panel F: GME Planning and Policy Judiciary

Moderator: Jonathan Weiner, Ph.D., Professor of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

COGME Update
Russell Robertson, M.D., Chairman, Council on Graduate Medical Education

Estimating the Marginal Costs of Financing Physician Training in the U.S.
Martey Dodoo, Ph.D., Senior Economist The Robert Graham Center

Evidence Based Expansion and Realignment of Physician Resident Positions at the VA
Barbara Chang, M.D., M.A., F.A.C.P., Director of Program Evaluation, Acting Director of Graduate Medical Education, Office of Academic Affiliations, VA Central Office

Impact of Hurricane Katrina on GME in the New Orleans Area and the Implications for National GME Policies
Richard Streiffer, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine

Panel G: Rural Workforce Issues

Moderator: Thomas Ricketts III, Ph.D., M.P.H.Director, Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies, Shep's Center, UNC at Chapel Hill

Case Study: Current Challenges to Recruit and Retain Physicians in a Rural State
Laurie Hurowitz, Ph.D., Research Assistant, Professor of Medicine, University of Vermont, College of Medicine

Baby Boomer Primary Care Physicians: Rural/Urban Migration Over 22 Years in the U.S. (1981-2003)
Alain Vanasse, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke

When Rural is Not Rural: An Examination of the Provision of Surgical Services in Rural Hospitals
Brit Doty, M.P.H., Research Coordinator, Mithoefer Center for Rural Surgery

Rural Location in Recent U.S. M.D. Graduates Using Logistic Regression
Robert Bowman, M.D., Associate Professor and Director, University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Family Medicine

Panel H: Diversity Congressional

Moderator:, Laura Castillo-Page, Ph.D., Director of Research, Division of Diversity Policy and Programs, Association of American Medical Colleges

The Diversity of Medical School Applicants: Who's in our Future?
David Matthew, Ph.D., Staff Associate, Division of Medical School Services and Studies, Association of American Medical Colleges

Diversity and Discrimination in Health Care: The Physician Perspective
Marcella Nunez Smith, M.D., M.H.S., Instructor, Section of General Internal Medicine
Assistant Director, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine

A New View of the Complexion of the California Physician Workforce: Preliminary Data from the California Medical Board Survey
Eric Chen, M.P.H., Project Analyst, Center for Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco

The Contribution of International Medical Graduates to Diversity in the Physician Workforce
John Norcini, Ph.D., President and CEO, FAIMER

Poster Session and Reception

Friday, May 4

Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Francis Omaswa, Executive Director, Global Health Workforce Alliance

Plenary II: Lessons from Abroad: United Kingdom, Canada, and France

Moderator: Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, George Washington University

Debbie Mellor
Deputy Director, Workforce Capacity, United Kingdom

Lynda Buske
Director, Workforce Research, Canadian Medical Association

Yann Bourgueil, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Research Director, Institut de Recherches et de Documentation en Economie de la Sante

Concurrent Breakout Session III

Panel I: State Workforce Issues

Moderator: Jean Moore, B.S.N., M.S.N., Director of the New York Center for Health Workforce Studies, State University of New York School of Public Health

Medical Educational Impact on the Physician Workforce of Indiana
Stephen Leapman, M.D., Executive Associate Dean for Educational Affairs, Indiana University School of Medicine

Michigan's Physician Shortfall and the Advocacy Process to Address the Problem
Lynda Farquhar, Ph.D., Director for Graduate Medical Education, Michigan State University

Triangulating Physician Workforce Issues with Economic Base and Health Outcomes in Georgia
Stephen Goggans, M.D., Director Center for Healthcare Improvement, Medical College of Georgia

Resident Out Migration: What Factors Impact Their Decision to Leave New Jersey
Deborah Briggs, B.S.N., M.B.A., Senior Vice President, Health Policy, New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals (NJCTH)

Panel J: Residency and Training Judiciary

Moderator: Tim Dall, Vice President, The Lewin Group

Are Residents Entering OB/GYN More Similar to Residents in Primary Care or Surgery?
Rebecca McAlister, M.D., Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine

Depicting the Regional Workforce Impact of Residency Training Sites
Martey Dodoo, Ph.D., Senior Economist, The Robert Graham Center

Age Difference at Start of Residency
Sarah Brotherton, Ph.D., Director, Data Acquisition Services, American Medical Association

U.S.-IMGs Completing Training in New York, 1998-2005
Gaetano Forte, Center for Health Workforce Studies, State University of New York, Albany

Panel K: Physician Distribution

Moderator: Lloyd Michener, M.D.Professor and Chair, Department of Community and Family Medicine
Director, Duke Center for Community ResearchDuke University Medical Center

The Distribution of IMGs in the U.S.: The Interplay of Poverty, Rurality, and Length of Practice
Xingyou Zhang, Health Geographer/Biostatistician, The Robert Graham Center

Impact of Title VII Training Programs on Community Health Center Staffing
Robert Phillips Jr., M.D., M.S.P.H., Director, The Robert Graham Center

The Diffusion of Physicians: Strategies to Address Maldistribution
Thomas Ricketts III, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director, Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies, Shep's Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Thirty Years of Family Medicine Training: Characteristics Associated with Practice in Health Profession Shortage Areas and Community Dimensions of Practice
Suzanne Cashman, Sc.D., Director of Community Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Panel L: Physician Re-entry

Moderator: Saralyn Mark, M.D.
Senior Medical Advisor, Office of Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Reentry into the Workforce by Physicians over 50
Holly Mulvey, M.A., Director, Division of GME and Pediatric Workforce, The American Academy of Pediatrics

Characteristics of Relicensed Physicians in Arizona
Mary Rimsza, M.D., Medical Director, Center for Health Information and Research, Arizona State University

The Availability of Reentry Resources for Physicians and Nurses
Mark Speicher, Research Analyst, Center for Health Information and Research, Arizona State University

Plenary III: From Marcus Welby, M.D., to Grey's Anatomy: The Changing Generations of Physicians

Moderator: Paul Henry Rockey, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Division of Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education, AMA

Lois Margaret Nora, M.D., J.D.
President and Dean
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM)

Joseph Scopelliti, M.D.
President and CEO, Guthrie Clinic, Ltd., Co-CEO, Guthrie Health

Results of the AAMC/AMA Surveys of Physicians Over and Under 50
Clese Erikson, M.P.Aff., Senior Research Associate, Center for Workforce Studies, AAMC

Closing Remarks

Carol Aschenbrener, M.D., Executive Vice President, Association of American Medical Colleges

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