RT Journal
A1 Etzioni DA, Finlayson SR, Ricketts TC, Lynge DC, Dimick JB
T1 GEtting the science right on the surgeon workforce issue
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 2011
FD April 1
VO 146
IS 4
SP 381
OP 384
DO 10.1001/archsurg.2011.64
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2011.64
AB In this article we summarize the perspectives given by a range of health policy researchers as presented at the fifth annual meeting of the Surgical Outcomes Club at the annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons in Chicago, Illinois, on October 11, 2009. During that session, the participants reviewed 3 main areas that are summarized here: history of physician/surgeon workforce policy, current beliefs, recent policy activity, and issues related to forecasting/planning the future surgical workforce.