Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Osteopathic Physicians, Family Physicians Compared to United States Population by Numbers, Ethnicity, Race
2006 Estimates of locations
|
|
PA |
NP |
M.D. |
D.O. |
Family Practice |
US Pop 2000 |
US Pop 2040 |
|
Active Practice |
60,000 - 80,000 |
90,000 - 161,000 |
763,200 |
54300 |
126000 |
280m |
377m |
|
FTE per Trained |
75% |
70% |
95% |
95% |
95% |
||
| Active Primary Care per FTE Trained in Programs or Primary Care Retention | 60% | 54% |
IM - 20% MPD - 15% Peds - 70% FM - 90% |
Higher in All | 90% |
|
|
| Reductions needed for inactive, part time, productivity | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||
| Military Significant Component | Y | N | N | Y | Y | ||
| Steady decline after underserved obligation | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | ||
| Supplies to CHCs (Rosenblatt and Hart in Jama) | 1095 |
NP - 2103 CNM - 400 estimate RN 3429 |
FM- 3084 IM - 1443 Peds - 1247 Ob-Gyn 525 Psych - 197 |
3084 | |||
| Rural CHCs Increase | Y | N | N | 61% | |||
|
Full Time Primary Care |
24000 - 30,000 |
30,000 - 38,000 |
271,400 |
34,700 |
114,000 |
|
|
|
Full Time Primary Care % |
30 - 40% |
30- 40% |
25 - 40% |
45 - 60% |
90% |
|
|
|
All Rural* |
18% |
11% |
11% |
18% |
24% |
20% |
17% |
|
Small/Isolated Rural* |
9% |
4% |
4% |
8% |
10% |
10% |
8% |
|
65% - 70% |
65% - 70% |
75% |
55% |
45 - 50% |
33% |
38% |
*Estimates based on distributions and direct
data sources below
**Estimates of primary care involve office based primary care for family
medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine, not women's health, geriatrics, or
services in major medical center or urgent care locations.
Direct Data Sources
|
|
PA |
NP |
M.D. |
D.O. |
Family Practice |
US Pop 2000 |
US Pop 2040 |
|
Active Practice |
60000 |
97000 |
763200 |
54300 |
126000 |
280m |
377m |
|
Sources |
2005 AAMC |
2000 Census |
|
PA |
Nurses Only |
M.D. |
D.O. |
Family Practice |
US Pop 2000 |
US Pop 2040 |
|
|
Asian/Pacific |
4.5% |
3.8% |
23% |
17% |
7.8% |
4.3% |
7.8% |
|
Black (Not Hispanic) |
6.3% |
5.1% |
7% |
5.4% |
4.7% |
12.0% |
13.1% |
|
Foreign Born (any) |
|
|
17% |
9.4% |
10% |
11.0% |
13.2% |
|
Hispanic/Latino |
5.0% |
2.2% |
6.% |
4.4% |
3.5% |
10.7% |
21.9% |
|
Native American |
0.9% |
0.5% |
0.7% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
1.0% |
0.8% |
|
White (Not Hispanic) |
83.4% |
89.0% |
64% |
71.8% |
81.5% |
70.7% |
56.3% |
Lack of full reporting does change survey results.
Declining FP Choice in US MD Grads - Five Periods of Health Policy and Physician Career Choice
Declines of FP Choice below the baseline of Health Policy Support
Declines in Primary Care Retention of all forms except Family Medicine Primary Care Retention
AAFP Recommendations to Terminate NP or PA requirement for Rural Health Clinic certification http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/professional-issues/20070207ruralhealthclinics.html
Current Active Health Care Policy Decisions