Introduction: the origins and implications of a growing shortage of cardiologists
W. Bruce Fye, MD, MA, MACC, Conference Chair
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Figure 1 Number of total and first-year cardiology trainees in the U.S. (1994–2001). Source: American Board of Internal Medicine (www.abim.org/Workforce/Fellgen.htm) and JAMA Graduate Medical Education Issue (1995–2002). The year listed is the year the first-year trainee entered the program. Total number of residents includes resident physicians on duty as of August 1 for each year reported.
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Figure 2 Projected physician supply, demand, and need in 2020. Source: Draft Report–Physician Workforce Policy Guidelines for the U.S. 2000–2020. Presentation to the Council on Graduate Medical Education, Center for Health Workforce Studies. School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, September 2003.
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Figure 3 Estimated population 65 years old and older with cardiovascular disease per cardiologist (1980–2050). Source: ACC Workforce Analysis, Internal Task Force on Workforce Report, 2003.
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Figure 4 Assessment of current job market for cardiology senior fellows. Source: ACC Cardiology Workforce Study 2002.
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Figure 5 Ease or difficulty in recruiting qualified cardiologists (current vs. 1997). Source: ACC Cardiology Workforce Study, 2002.
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