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George F. Sheldon, MD

Arch Surg. 2008;143(4):351.

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Lynge et al provide more documentation on the evolving and serious shortfall in the number of general surgeons. Although specific details and emphasis are provided by many workers in the field, a simplistic overview of the problem is useful. Although 25% fewer general surgeons exist today than 30 years ago, the population of the United States has increased by 25 million people each decade. In the Study of Surgical Services in the United States (SOSSUS), 6.9 surgeons per 100 000 population was found in 1974. The SOSSUS based predictions on the projected population in 2000 of 250 million when it is actually 300 million. In 1995, we found¹ that a slight increase over the SOSSUS value to 7.1 general surgeons per 100 000 population existed. My current calculations are that using the American Medical Association (AMA) database, the current national figure would be 6 per 100 000, but because . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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