Internal Medicine/pediatrics saw the largest percent change in number of active physicians from 2005 to 2010, according to the 2012 Physician Specialty Data Book, prepared by the Center for Workforce Studies at the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The primary data sources for this report include the American Medical Association 2011 Physician Masterfile, population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau and the AAMC/AMA National Graduate Medical Education Census.
Here are the top five specialties that saw the largest percentage changes in active physicians between 2005 and 2010:
• Internal medicine/pediatrics — 43.9 percent change
• Geriatric medicine — 29.4 percent change
• Nephrology — 21.3 percent change
• Infectious disease — 20.7 percent change
• Emergency medicine — 20 percent change
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The primary data sources for this report include the American Medical Association 2011 Physician Masterfile, population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau and the AAMC/AMA National Graduate Medical Education Census.
Here are the top five specialties that saw the largest percentage changes in active physicians between 2005 and 2010:
• Internal medicine/pediatrics — 43.9 percent change
• Geriatric medicine — 29.4 percent change
• Nephrology — 21.3 percent change
• Infectious disease — 20.7 percent change
• Emergency medicine — 20 percent change
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