Evaluation of Physicians and Physician Extenders: Manpower Resources

摘要

The purpose of this study was to document the demographic data base of non-military physicians and physician extenders. Study results could be used to provide OTSG and HSC with non-military physician and physician extender manpower data for determining long-term AMEDD personnel requirements. The results indicate a growing supply of non-military physicians, yet to what extent this may impact on physician distribution, the supply of physician extenders and health care costs remains problematic. Despite the physician surplus, the most significant problems faced by the AMEDD are reducing high turnover rates among young military physicians, and solving the shortage in some subspecialties. Report recommendations are: (1) that an abstract of the present study be made available to Army health care planners; and (2) that a study be developed to determine current recruitment and retention factors for Army physicians. (Author)