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Uncoordinated growth of the primary care work force
R L Phillips1, L A Green, G E Fryer
1Robert Graham Center, Policy Studies in Family Practice and Primary Care, Washington, DC 20036, USA. policy@aafp.org
American Family Physician
|December 4, 2001
Abstract:
Family physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants are distinctly different in their clinical training, yet they function interdependently. Together, they represent a significant portion of the primary care work force. Training capacity for these professions has increased rapidly over the physician assistant decade, but almost no collaborative work force planning has occurred.