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Annals of Emergency Medicine: 11 Things to Know About the Emergency Physician Workforce in 2020
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 10:46
- Number of clinically active emergency physicians in 2020: 48,835
- Overall density of emergency physicians: 14.9 per 100,000 population
- Percentage of emergency physicians in urban areas: 92%
- Percentage of emergency physicians in large rural areas: 6%
- Percentage of emergency physicians in small rural areas: 2%
- Percentage of female emergency physicians in urban areas: 29%
- Percentage of female emergency physicians in large rural areas: 20%
- Percentage of female emergency physicians in small rural areas: 19%
- Median age of emergency physicians in urban areas: 50
- Median age of emergency physicians in large rural areas: 58
- Median age of emergency physicians in small rural areas: 62
Notes: From the "National Study of the Emergency Physician Workforce, 2020"
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine, July 31, 2020
Source URL: https://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(20)30501-1/fu...
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