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In pursuit of folly.

B Stimmel1

  • 1Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of The City University of New York, New York 10029, USA.

The American Journal of Medicine
|June 23, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Despite widespread agreement on a growing physician surplus, few actions have been taken to address this issue. This review examines the causes of physician oversupply and resistance to solutions.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Health Workforce Planning
  • Physician Supply and Demand

Background:

  • Most professional organizations recognize an increasing physician surplus.
  • The number of first-year residency positions has remained stable, with applicant numbers exceeding available spots.
  • Despite the surplus, incentives to reduce residency positions face frequent criticism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically review the reasons behind the physician surplus.
  • To analyze the resistance to adjusting residency training program sizes.
  • To evaluate the feasibility of current solutions for balancing physician supply and demand.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and critical analysis of existing data and professional consensus.
  • Examination of factors contributing to physician oversupply.
  • Assessment of policy and training adjustments.

Main Results:

  • Physician surplus is a recognized issue, yet training program sizes remain largely unchanged.
  • Resistance to reducing residency positions stems from various professional and systemic factors.
  • Existing solutions for balancing physician supply and demand are often criticized or found to be not fully feasible.

Conclusions:

  • There is a significant gap between the acknowledged physician surplus and implemented solutions.
  • Addressing physician oversupply requires overcoming resistance to adjusting residency training.
  • Feasible strategies to balance physician supply with healthcare demand need further development and implementation.

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