Workforce Data and Reports
The AAMC releases several publications throughout the year with the latest workforce data as well as peer-reviewed findings from workforce research. Click the links below to read our latest publications, or click the graphics to view an interactive chart with our latest data. To view recent articles on the physician workforce, please click here.
Physician Shortages and Projections
State Data and Reports
Specialty Data and Reports
- 2018 Physician Specialty Data Report
- 2016 Physician Specialty Data Report
- June 2016 Hospitalists: A Growing Part of the Primary Care Workforce
- 2014 Physician Specialty Data Book
- The Role of Medical School Culture in Primary Care Career Choice
- 2012 Physician Specialty Data Book
- More Specialty Data and Reports
Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education Trends
- Results of the 2018 Medical School Enrollment Survey
- Results of the 2017 Medical School Enrollment Survey
- Results of the 2016 Medical School Enrollment Survey
- Results of the 2015 Medical School Enrollment Survey
- Results of the 2014 Medical School Enrollment Survey
- More Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education Trends
Innovations in Care Delivery
- Community Health Workers: An Underused Resource, Rediscovered
- Innovations at the Interface of Primary and Specialty Care
- Hennepin Health: A Safety-Net Accountable Care Organization for the Expanded Medicaid Population
- Will New Care Delivery Solve the Primary Care Physician Shortage?: A call for more rigorous evaluation
Data Snapshots
- Behavioral and Mental Health Care Among Urban, Suburban, and Rural Respondents: Differences in Reported Need, Reasons for Not Getting Care, and Travel Time
- Projected Shortage of Physicians through 2030:Size of Projected Shortage Varies by Specialty Group
- Patient and Provider Video Communication: Differences and Similarities in Respondent Use and Willingness to Use Video
- Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Health Care: Medical Care Access and Patient-Provider Communications
- Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Health Care: Access to Medical Care and Behavioral Health Care
Workforce Diversity
- Diversity in the Physician Workforce: Facts and Figures 2014
- July 2014 Diversity Data Snapshot: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Care Access and Provider Preferences
- Part I: Diversity Data Snapshot: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Care Access and Provider Preferences (May 2014)
- Diversity and Inclusion
- More Workforce Diversity Data and Reports