Highlights concerns regarding the supply and demand of the anesthesiology workforce due to regional and sex differences, economic changes, and demographic shifts.
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Regional and sex differences warrant monitoring in workforce planning; Level 5 survey data leave open effects of policy and demographic shifts.
(Abstracted from Anesthesiology, 123:997–1012) Regional (northeast, midwest, south, and west) and sex differences may affect the supply and demand of the anesthesiology workforce. Recent changes in the economy (recession), demographics (large aging population), and health care sector (states opting for nonsupervised nonphysician providers) have increased these concerns.
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