Open AccessThe Supply and Distribution of the Preventive Medicine Physician Workforce
Author(s) -
Thomas C. Ricketts,
Deborah S Porterfield,
Randall L. Miller,
Erin Fraher
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000001322
Subject(s) - preventive healthcare , family medicine , medicine , workforce , specialty , board certification , physician supply , population , certification , public health , environmental health , continuing medical education , nursing , continuing education , medical education , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Preventive medicine physicians work at the intersection of clinical medicine and public health. A previous report on the state of the preventive medicine workforce in 2000 revealed an ongoing decline in preventive medicine physicians and residents, but there have been few updates since.