AAMC Says Specialist Shortage To Eclipse Primary Care Gap, Seeks More Residency Slots

Updated Story The latest projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges find the country will face a larger shortage of specialists and surgeons than primary care doctors over the next decade as part of the projected 46,000 to 90,000 physician shortage. The shortage will be due mostly to an aging population and, to a lesser extent, the Affordable Care Act. The study, which was performed for AAMC by IHS Inc., a workforce planning firm, found the country will...