Surgical workforce

The topic of surgical workforce has been of particular personal interest for me since the earliest part of my career as a clinician and researcher. As a topic of discussion, questions regarding the appropriate sizing of the surgical workforce (and the physician workforce in general) are generally addressed based on bias and perspective, rather than objectivity and data. This tendency is compounded by the difficulties in trying to look into an uncertain health care future in order to make projections regarding the use of surgical care and the numbers/types of surgeons needed to provide it.
Source: Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Surgical Workforce Source Type: research