A Longitudinal Analysis of the General Surgery Workforce in the United States, 1981-2005

The overall supply of general surgeons per 100 000 population has declined in the past 2 decades, and small and isolated rural areas of the United States continue to have relatively fewer general surgeons per 100 000 population than urban areas.Retrospective longitudinal analysis.Clinically active general surgeons in the United States.The American Medical Association's Physician Masterfiles from 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2005 were used to identify...