Current evidence suggests that the United States is headed toward an aggregate shortage of physicians.
Given the extended time required to increase U.S. medical school capacity, and to educate
and train physicians, the nation must begin now to increase medical school and GME capacity to meet the needs of the nation in 2015 and beyond.
In addition, a vigorous effort should be undertaken to determine,
among other factors, how people use physicians' services over
time, the impact of changes in the composition of the physician
workforce, and how physician productivity changes over the
course of a career. The association has established the AAMC
Center for Workforce Studies to assist in this effort.
Featured AAMC Initiatives and Resources |
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Medical
School Enrollment Plans: Analysis of the 2007 AAMC Survey
(PDF, 13 pages)
Based on the fall 2007 survey of U.S. medical schools
and an appraisal of future enrollment at new medical
schools under discussion or development, the AAMC estimates
that first-year U.S. M.D. enrollment will grow to nearly
19,909 in the 2012 academic year from 16,488 in 2002,
an increase of nearly 21 percent.
2008
AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference
Presentations from the AAMC's Fourth Annual Physician
Workforce Research Conference.
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Recent
Studies and Reports on Physician Shortages in the U.S.
(PDF, 10 pages)
Over the past several years, a growing number of studies
examining the U.S. physician workforce have concluded
that we are facing current or future shortages. This
report provides a summary of these studies, highlighting
the major conclusions of the findings.
2007 State
Physician Workforce Data Book (PDF,
39 pages)
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 a set of tables with the actual
numbers that are presented visually in the figures.
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AAMC Workforce Position |
AAMC Statement on the Physician Workforce (PDF, 9 pages)
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, 3 pages)
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"Help Wanted: More U.S. Doctors"
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