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The Present and Future Adequacy of Rheumatology Manpower. A Study of Health Care Needs And Physician Supply

✍ Scribed by William D. Marder; Robert F. Meenan; David T. Felson; Morris Reichlin; Neal S. Birnbaum; Joseph D. Croft; Robin K. Dore; Herbert Kaplan; Ronald L. Kaufman; John D. Stobo

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
899 KB
Volume
34
Category
Article
ISSN
0004-3591

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✦ Synopsis

The last major study of rheumatology manpower was completed in 1980 as part of an effort by the Graduate Medical Education National Advisory Committee (GMENAC) to estimate medical care requirements and physician supply for all medical and surgical specialties (1). The GMENAC study concluded that there would be 3,000 rheumatologists by 1990 while approximately 1,900 would be needed to meet the estimated requirements for rheumatologic care, suggesting that there would be a substantial surplus of rheumatologists in 1990.

The supply estimates of the GMENAC study have proven to be quite accurate in that there are presently 3,200 adult rheumatologists in the US, of whom 2,620 are in practice and the remainder in full-time academic work (2). It has become increas-From the American Cdiege of Rheumatology,

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