Here are six things to know about the projected physician shortage, according to AAMC’s Physician Supply and Demand Through 2025: Key Findings report.
• Total demand for physicians is expected to grow by up to 17 percent.
• By 2025, physician demand will exceed supply by a range of 46,000 to 90,000 physicians.
• There is expected to be a shortage of 12,500 to 31,100 primary care physicians by 2025.
• There is projected to be a shortage of 5,100 to 12,300 medical specialists by 2025.
• There is expected to be a shortage of 23,100 to 31,600 surgical specialists by 2025.
• Other specialties, such as anesthesiology and emergency medicine, are expected to be short by 2,400 to 20,200 physicians.
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