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Physicians: How Many Do We Need?

1980; American College of Physicians; Volume: 93; Issue: 1_Part_1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-93-1-135

1539-3704

Linda H. Aiken,

Healthcare Systems and Technology

Editorials1 July 1980Physicians: How Many Do We Need?LINDA H. AIKEN, PH.D.LINDA H. AIKEN, PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-93-1-135 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring recent decades the federal government has assumed a larger share of the costs of medical education. As public subsidies have increased, Congress has become more interested in knowing how many doctors of what types are required to best meet the needs of the American public. Until 1976 federal policy was straightforward. It encouraged expansion in the supply of physicians. But debate over the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act in 1976 highlighted the difficulties of solving existing access problems by simply increasing the supply of physicians while ignoring a generalist-to-specialist imbalance and the continuing problems of geographic maldistribution. In response...References1. . Forecasts of Physician Supply and Requirements. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Government Printing Office; April 1980 (Nos. 052-003-00746-1.) Google Scholar2. AIKENLEWISCRAIGMENDENHALLBLENDONROGERS LCJRRD. The contribution of specialists to the delivery of primary care: a new perspective. N Engl J Med. 1979;300:1363-70. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. . The Graduate Education of Physicians. Chicago: American Medical Association; 1966. Google Scholar4. ROGERSBLENDON DR. The changing American health scene: sometimes things get better. JAMA. 1977;237:1710-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. ADAYANDERSENFLEMING LRG. Health Care in the U. S.: Equitable for Whom? Beverly Hills: Sage Publications; 1980. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: LINDA H. AIKEN, PH.D.Affiliations: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, New Jersey PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Future for Physician AssistantsJAMES F. CAWLEY, P.A.-C., M.P.H., JOHN E. OTT, M.D., CRAIG A. DeATLEY, P.A.-C.Doctors abroad and at home: American medical education in 1981 1 July 1980Volume 93, Issue 1_Part_1Page: 135-136KeywordsMedical education ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1980 PDF downloadLoading ...