Note: Figures are based on 2,458 permanent physician and advanced practitioner search assignments that were ongoing or conducted by Merritt Hawkins/AMN Healthcare’s physician staffing companies from April 2020 to March 2021.
Here are the five specialties with the highest projected physician deficit by 2025:
- Cardiology: 7,080
- Ophthalmology: 6,180
- Orthopedic surgery: 5,050
- Urology: 3,630
- General surgery: 2,970
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