The paper discusses regional and gender differences and trends in the anesthesiologist workforce.
National shortage eased to equilibrium by 2013 but regional gaps persist; leaves open effects of rising female participation on long-term supply.
(Abstracted from Anesthesiology, 123:997–1012, 2015) Concerns about potential shortages in the anesthesiologist workforce have been voiced intermittently for many years. Nonetheless, in the last few years, many changes have transpired in the economy, patient demographics, and health care sector, and these changes may affect workforce requirements.
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