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In a 1992 report,¹ the Council on Graduate Medical Education concluded that deficiencies in the physician work force, the medical-education system, and public policy would hinder efforts to provide high-quality and affordable health care for all people in the United States. A surplus of specialists, shortages of minority physicians and generalists, poor geographic distribution of physicians, and inadequate training of physicians in key practice skills were identified as problems. A series of national goals were recommended that, if attained by the year 2000, would result in a physician work force better suited in composition and skills to respond to health . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Supply of Physicians

Physician-to-Population Ratio

Residents

Mix of Generalists and Specialists

Minority Groups

Geographic Distribution

Physicians' Skills

Discussion

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From PCA Health Plans of Florida, Miami (M.L.R.); and the Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison (D.A.K.). The views presented are those of the authors and not necessarily the official position of the Council on Graduate Medical Education.

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