Access to Care and the Surgeon Shortage

From the Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the American College of Surgeon's Institute for Health Policy Research, Chapel Hill, NC. The views expressed are those of the author and do not represent the position of any organization. Data available at: http://www.efacs.org and http://www.acshpri.org. Reprints: George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC. E-mail: email protected.