The changing employment of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates/assistants.
Journal
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
ISSN: 2327-6924
Titre abrégé: J Am Assoc Nurse Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101600770
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Aug 2023
01 Aug 2023
Historique:
received:
05
06
2023
medline:
23
10
2023
pubmed:
31
7
2023
entrez:
31
7
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Information on the employment of patient-care clinicians is needed for policy planning and human resource management. The 2021 Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data were probed for occupational settings of 698,700 physicians and surgeons, 246,690 nurse practitioners (NPs), and 139,100 physician associates/assistants (PAs). These three health care professionals accounted for approximately 1.1 million medical and surgical clinicians serving a US population of 331.5 million. Clinician demographics differ-in 2021, the median age of physicians was 45 years; NPs, 43 years; and PAs, 39 years. The largest employment location is "office of a physician" (physician, 53%; NP, 47%; PA, 51%), followed by hospitals (physician, 25%; NP, 25%; PA, 23%), and outpatient centers (physician, 4%; NP, 9%; PA, 10%). The 10-year job outlook predicts physician growth at 3%, NPs at 46%, and PAs at 28%. NP and PA employment is growing more than physicians because of constrained physician postgraduate education funding. Other factors influencing employment changes include medical practice mergers, the rising value of team-based care, the cost of new medical schools, and task shifting.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37523244
doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000917
pii: 01741002-202308000-00006
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
487-493Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest.
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