Forecasting the general surgery physician workforce deficit in the state of Georgia: a public health perspective.
General surgery
Shortage
Surgery
Workforce
Journal
Public health
ISSN: 1476-5616
Titre abrégé: Public Health
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0376507
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2019
Oct 2019
Historique:
received:
05
03
2019
revised:
25
06
2019
accepted:
10
07
2019
pubmed:
31
8
2019
medline:
24
12
2019
entrez:
31
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of the study was to quantify the current shortage of general surgeons in the state of Georgia and to estimate the shortage in 2040. This is a population-based longitudinal study. Data were collected from the US Census Bureau, the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to evaluate changes in the supply of general surgeons from 2000 to 2017 and estimate an expected shortage through 2040. The state of Georgia experienced a net loss of 120 surgeons from 2000 to 2017 and currently faces a shortage of 139 general surgeons. We project a deficit of between 285 and 725 general surgeons in the state of Georgia by 2040. Georgia will face a substantial general surgical workforce shortage by 2040. Enhanced efforts at boosting both the output of surgical training programs as well as recruitment and retention of surgeons may help alleviate this deficit.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31470236
pii: S0033-3506(19)30237-9
doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.07.010
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
108-110Informations de copyright
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