Otolaryngology Manpower Revisited

Bordley, John E.; Keller, A; Fairbanks, Dorothy

doi:10.1001/archotol.1979.00790230003001

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“…Matching supply and demand for medical services is a fundamental role of medical academies. Determining the precise need of surgical subspecialists in an ever‐changing medical landscape can be challenging but is important to assess . A 2013 workforce analysis for neurotology determined that, based on predictive population and geographic modeling, the number of neurotologists likely exceeded projected needs and that lateral cranial base practices would be difficult to build and maintain …”

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Workforce analysis of practicing rhinologists in the united states

Heineman

Ramakrishnan²,

Hwang

et al. 2019

The Laryngoscope

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Objectives: The objective of this study is to analyze the current rhinology workforce in the United States in terms of demographics, fellowship training, and regional distribution.Methods: The American Rhinologic Society (ARS) member database was queried for workplace zip code, age, gender, and fellowship training of practicing U.S. rhinologists through 2017. The San Francisco Match data were examined for rhinology fellowships from 2006 through 2017. Each rhinologist was assigned to a specific hospital referral region (HRR) determined by the Dartmouth Healthcare Atlas to assess geographic distribution and market density.Results: There were 296 ARS members self-identifying as rhinologists. Of those, 69.2% were fellowship-trained (FTR). The median age of FTRs and non-FTRs were 41 and 54 years, respectively (P < 0.001). Eighty percent of FTRs were male compared to 85.7% non-FTRs. Given the recent growth of rhinology fellowships, the number of FTRs is currently expanding at approximately 16% per year. HRRs with the most rhinologists were Los Angeles, Boston, and Manhattan, all with 14. Approximately 100 million people live in HRRs without a practicing rhinologist. A wide variation in rhinologist density was observed, ranging from 133,047 to 3,636,809 people per rhinologist, with a median of 747,864.Conclusion: There may be a need for rhinologists in select parts of the country. Whereas the ARS database is likely an underestimation of the growing workforce, under current training rates we could pass the ideal number of U.S. rhinologists within 5 years.

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Workforce analysis of practicing rhinologists in the united states

Heineman

Ramakrishnan²,

Hwang

et al. 2019

The Laryngoscope

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“…In the late 1970s, articles published on the Otolaryngology workforce reached differing conclusions regarding future needs, either favoring increasing or decreasing the number of trainees (1,2). Both studies examined the number of trainees concluding that significant expansion of the specialty would occur.…”

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“…Both studies examined the number of trainees concluding that significant expansion of the specialty would occur. An actuarial table produced by Bordley et al predicted 6490 practitioners in 1990 and 7589 in 2000 (2). Workforce analysis after these dates found the number of practitioners exceeded these estimates and, by 2000, had reached 8902 (3,4).…”

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