The Association of American Medical Colleges has released its annual report containing physician workforce shortage projections. The 2021 update of The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections from 2019 to 2034 projects a shortfall of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034. That shortage includes shortfalls of 17,800 to 48,000 primary care physicians and 21,000 to 77,100 specialists. The report’s data were gathered before the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated challenges to the nation’s health care system.
The report can be obtained at The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections From 2019 to 2034 (aamc.org).