Allergy and Immunology Physician Workforce

Nearly 15 years ago, an American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI) White Paper estimated that the number of full-time equivalent allergist/immunologists would decline 7% from 3660 in 2006 to 3400 in 2020, whereas demand was projected to increase by 35% to more than 5500. It concluded that the federal government was the only entity that had the resources to fund training of the next generation of physicians.1 Hampering efforts to expand graduate medical education (GME) is a continuing rule from the 1990s that caps the total number of GME slots.
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Perspective Source Type: research