Workforce Studies

Workforce Studies is academic medicine's source for physician workforce projections, data, and research.

Physician Workforce Projections

The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections From 2019 to 2034 projects a shortage of 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, including a national shortfall of between 17,800 and 48,000 primary care physicians and between 21,000 and 77,100 non-primary care specialty physicians by 2034.

Thank you to all who joined us for the 2021 Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) & Health Workforce Research Joint Conference, Wednesday, May 5 – Friday, May 7, 2021. This virtual event connected health workforce researchers, educators, and policymakers, with Diversity and Inclusion professionals to jointly address state and federal health workforce issues. Those who registered can still access all the recorded session content!

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Physician Specialty Data Report

The 2020 Physician Specialty Data Report, updated from the 2018 edition, provides detailed statistics about the physician workforce. Using a series of tables and figures, this report presents data on active physicians and physicians in training in the specialties with the largest numbers of active physicians in the United States (i.e., specialties with more than 2,500 active physicians).

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AAMC Workforce Studies Data Snapshots

Workforce Studies Data Snapshots are published periodically throughout the year, each data snapshot examines previously published or unpublished data.

AAMC Workforce Studies Datasets

Learn about the Consumer Survey of Health Care Access and the National Sample Survey of Physicians.

AAMC Workforce Meetings and Presentations

Every year, workforce studies presents data and analysis and convenes workforce community leaders at the AAMC Health Workforce Research Conference and Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting.