Surgical Work Loads in a Community Practice

Many physicians and laymen believe that the only solution to the alleged “doctor shortage” is a massive increase in the number of physicians; other observers, however, have been calling attention to the under-utilization of physicians in those tasks which long years of training have equipped them to perform. With the social cost of college plus medical school now well in excess of 100, 000 per student, it is essential that the question of effective and efficient use of medical manpower receive careful study…