A more rigorous look at the looming physician shortage

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on October 26, 2009 at 8:26 am

A group of researchers that includes Vanderbilt professor Peter Buerhaus has compared projections of the number of physicians in the work force and concluded that widely used forecasts may be overly optimistic, especially when it comes to older doctors.

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Tags: American Medical Association, employment, physicians, U.S. Census Bureau  

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