The Praeger series on contemporary health and living
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Series Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; 1. The Problem; 2. Demand for a Surgical/Medical Workforce; 3. Surgical Supply: Residents-The Future Surgeons; 4. Constraints to Supply: Pertinent Issues; 5. Calculating Physician Supply: The Model-Assumptions, Relevant Parameters, and the Algorithm; 6. Orthopedic Surgery; 7. Cardiothoracic Surgery; 8. Otolaryngology; 9. Obstetrics and Gynecology; 10. General Surgery; 11. Neurosurgery; 12. Urology.
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The Coming Shortage of Surgeons: Why They Are Disappearing and What That Means for Our Health is the only quantitative analysis of the workforce in orthopedic and thoracic surgery, otolaryngology, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, neurosurgery, and urology. It analyzes the demand and supply for these surgeons and gives the causes and remedies for these shortages.