Ep #153: From Too Many to Too Few: Changes in the ER Doc Workforce

It’s been a couple of years since that infamous ACEP workforce study was released which forecasted an alarming surplus of ER doctors by the year 2030. Like seemingly all things relating to the emergency medicine space, the estimate doesn’t seem to be playing out as expected. If anything, if trends continue, we could be living in a world where the exact opposite is true – possibly an undersupply of ER docs.

On today’s episode, we’ll discuss what a recent expert panel of ER doctors presented on the future of the workforce, the factors that went into arriving at their findings, and what this could mean for you.