Article
The Impending Severe Shortage of Trauma/Critical Care Surgeons in the USA
Stephen Cohn,
Corresponding Author
Stephen Cohn
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, 78229 San Antonio, TX, USA
[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorStephen Cohn,
Corresponding Author
Stephen Cohn
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, 78229 San Antonio, TX, USA
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author
References
- 1StitzenbergKB, SheldonGF Progressive specialization within general surgery: adding to the complexity of workforce planning. J Am Coll Surg (2005) 201: 925–93210.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.06.25316310697
- 2CohnSM, PriceMA, StewartRM et al. Perceptions and attitudes of critical care training and careers among United States surgical residents: who wants to be a surgical intensivist?. Am Surg (2007) 73: 433–437
- 3TishermanSA, AngoodPB, BariePS et al. Structure of surgical critical care and trauma fellowships. Crit Care Med (2006) 34: 2282–228610.1097/01.CCM.0000233856.11498.8B16878038
- 4SteinbergSM, MeyerAA, FlintLM Impact of mandatory nonoperative training on surgical critical care. J Trauma (1993) 34: 884–888
- 5CohnSM, PriceMA, StewartRM et al. Surgical critical care and private practice surgeons: a different world out there!. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 206: 419–425
- 6CooperRA Weighing the evidence for expanding physician supply. Ann Intern Med (2004) 141: 705–71415520427
- 7DorseyER, DavidJ, GregoryWR Influence of controllable lifestyle on recent trends in specialty choice by US medical students. JAMA (2003) 290: 1173–117810.1001/jama.290.9.117312952999
- 8EvansS, BabakS The modern medical school graduate and general surgical training: are they compatible?. Arch Surg (2002) 137: 274–277
- 9BlandKI, IsaacsG Contemporary trends in student selection of medical specialties: the potential impact on general surgery. Arch Surg (2002) 137: 259–26710.1001/archsurg.137.3.25911888445
- 10BrownC, BarbaraC Survey offers a profile of surgical practice in 2004. Bull Am Coll Surg (2004) 89: 19–2318435105
- 11CohnSM, PriceMA, VillarrealC Trauma and surgical critical care workforce in the United States: a severe surgeon shortage appears imminent. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 209: 446–45210.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.06.36919801317
- 12BentleyF The future of trauma care, strategic forecast for a service line under seige (2008) Washington, DCHealth Care Advisory Board
- 13 American Trauma Society TEIP (2008) Signs of Instability in Access to High-End Trauma Centers
- 14Sullivan CA (2006) Physicians On-Call Pay Report: American College of Emergency Physicians, On-Call Specialist Coverage In US Emergency Departments, ACEP Survey of ED Directors
