Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current
    • Archive
    • Podcast: NC Health Policy Forum
    • Upcoming Scientific Articles
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Advertisers
    • Subscribers
  • About Us
    • About the North Carolina Medical Journal
    • Editorial Board
  • More
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Help
    • RSS
  • Other Publications
    • North Carolina Medical Journal

User menu

  • My alerts
  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
North Carolina Medical Journal
  • Other Publications
    • North Carolina Medical Journal
  • My alerts
  • Log in
North Carolina Medical Journal

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current
    • Archive
    • Podcast: NC Health Policy Forum
    • Upcoming Scientific Articles
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Advertisers
    • Subscribers
  • About Us
    • About the North Carolina Medical Journal
    • Editorial Board
  • More
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Help
    • RSS
  • Follow ncmj on Twitter
  • Visit ncmj on Facebook
Research ArticlePolicy Forum

Transforming Medical Education is the Key to Meeting North Carolina's Physician Workforce Needs

Paul R. G. Cunningham, Elizabeth G. Baxley and Herbert G. Garrison
North Carolina Medical Journal March 2016, 77 (2) 115-120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.77.2.115
Paul R. G. Cunningham
dean, Brody School of Medicine; senior associate vice chancellor of medical affairs, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: cunninghamp@ecu.edu
Elizabeth G. Baxley
senior associate dean of academic affairs, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Herbert G. Garrison
associate dean of graduate medical education; professor, Emergency Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

References

  1. ↵
    1. Williams WC
    . Beginning of the School of Medicine at East Carolina University, 1964–1977. Greenville, NC: Brookcliff Publishers; 1998.
  2. ↵
    1. Kozakowski SM,
    2. Fetter G Jr.,
    3. Bentley A
    . Entry of US medical school graduates into family medicine residencies: 2014–2015. Fam Med. 2015;47(9):712-716.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  3. ↵
    1. United States Census Bureau
    . 2014 National Population Projections. United States Census Bureau website. https://www.census.gov/population/projections/data/national/2014.html. Accessed January 29, 2016.
  4. ↵
    1. IHS, Inc.
    The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections from 2013–2025. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges; 2015.
    1. Schwartz WB,
    2. Sloan FA,
    3. Mendelson DN
    . Debating the supply of physicians: the authors respond. Health Aff (Millwood). 1989;8(2):91-95.
    OpenUrlPubMed
    1. McNutt DR
    . GMENAC: its manpower forecasting framework. AJPH. 1981;71(10):1116-1124.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  5. ↵
    1. Association of American Medical Colleges
    . 2011 State Physician Workforce Data Book: Center for Workforce Studies. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges; 2011.
  6. ↵
    1. Staiger DO,
    2. Auerbach DI,
    3. Buerhaus PI
    . Trends in the work hours of physicians in the United States. JAMA. 2010;303(8):747-753.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  7. ↵
    1. Baxley EG,
    2. Cunningham PR
    . Meeting North Carolina's health care needs through interprofessional education and practice. N C Med J. 2014;75(1):65-67.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
  8. ↵
    Medical school applicants, enrollees reach new highs [press release]. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges; October 22, 2015. https://www.aamc.org/newsroom/newsreleases/446400/applicant-and-enrollment-data.html. Accessed November 13, 2015.
    1. Rieselbach R,
    2. Sundwall D,
    3. Shine K
    . Graduate medical education: the need for new leadership in governance and financing. Health Affairs website. http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/01/14/graduate-medical-education-the-need-for-new-leadership-in-governance-and-financing/. Published January 14, 2015. Accessed January 29, 2016.
  9. ↵
    1. Eden J,
    2. Berwick D,
    3. Wilensky G
    , eds. Graduate Medical Education That Meets the Nation's Health Needs. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2014.
  10. ↵
    1. Mullan F,
    2. Salsberg E,
    3. Weider K
    . Why a GME squeeze is unlikely. N Engl J Med. 2015;373(25):2397-2399.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  11. ↵
    The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 (H.R. 2124). Association of American Medical Colleges website. https://www.aamc.org/download/431122/data/theresidentphysicianshortagereductionactof2015.pdf. Accessed November 13, 2015.
  12. ↵
    1. Vassar L
    . New “third science” a bedrock for transforming med ed. AMA Wire website. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/ama-wire/post/new-third-science-bedrock-transforming-med-ed. Published June 9, 2015. Accessed February 13, 2016.
  13. ↵
    1. Smedley BD,
    2. Stith AY,
    3. Nelson AR
    , eds. Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2003.
    1. Jackson CS,
    2. Gracia JN
    . Addressing health and health-care disparities: the role of a diverse workforce and the social determinants of health. Public Health Rep. 2014;129(suppl 2):57-61.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  14. ↵
    1. Cohen JJ,
    2. Gabriel BA,
    3. Terrell C
    . The case for diversity in the health care workforce. Health Aff (Millwood). 2002;21(5):90-102.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
  15. ↵
    1. McGee V,
    2. Fraher E
    . The Diversity of North Carolina's Health Care Workforce. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research; 2012.
  16. ↵
    1. Fraher E,
    2. Spero J,
    3. Lyons J,
    4. Newton H
    . Trends in Graduate Medical Education in North Carolina: Challenge and Next Steps. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research; 2013.
  17. ↵
    1. Nuss MA,
    2. Robinson B,
    3. Buckley PF
    . A statewide strategy for expanding graduate medical education by establishing new teaching hospitals and residency programs. Acad Med. 2015;90(9):1264-1268.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  18. ↵
    1. Curran V,
    2. Rourke J
    . The role of medical education in the recruitment and retention of rural physicians. Med Teach. 2004;26(3):265-272.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  19. ↵
    1. Rabinowitz HK,
    2. Diamond JJ,
    3. Markham FW,
    4. Rabinowitz C
    . Long-term retention of graduates from a program to increase supply of rural family physicians. Acad Med. 2005;80(8):728-732.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

North Carolina Medical Journal: 77 (2)
North Carolina Medical Journal
Vol. 77, Issue 2
March-April 2016
  • Table of Contents
  • Index by author
Print
Download PDF
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on North Carolina Medical Journal.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Transforming Medical Education is the Key to Meeting North Carolina's Physician Workforce Needs
(Your Name) has sent you a message from North Carolina Medical Journal
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the North Carolina Medical Journal web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
2 + 6 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.
Citation Tools
Transforming Medical Education is the Key to Meeting North Carolina's Physician Workforce Needs
Paul R. G. Cunningham, Elizabeth G. Baxley, Herbert G. Garrison
North Carolina Medical Journal Mar 2016, 77 (2) 115-120; DOI: 10.18043/ncm.77.2.115

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Transforming Medical Education is the Key to Meeting North Carolina's Physician Workforce Needs
Paul R. G. Cunningham, Elizabeth G. Baxley, Herbert G. Garrison
North Carolina Medical Journal Mar 2016, 77 (2) 115-120; DOI: 10.18043/ncm.77.2.115
del.icio.us logo Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo Facebook logo Google logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • Physician Workforce Needs
    • Medical Education in the 21st Century
    • The Brody Model
    • Where Do We Go From Here?
    • Acknowledgments
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • Building a Value-Based Workforce in North Carolina
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

Policy Forum

  • Breaking the Cycle
  • Breaking the Cycle
  • From Here to There—With a Spring in Our Steps
Show more Policy Forum

INVITED COMMENTARIES AND SIDEBARS

  • Sidebar: History Shaping the Future: How History Influences Health in North Carolina Native American Communities
  • Sidebar: Impact of Racial Misclassification of Health Data on American Indians in North Carolina
  • Sidebar: Community-driven Approaches to Preventing Overdoses Among American Indians
Show more INVITED COMMENTARIES AND SIDEBARS

Similar Articles

About & Contact

  • About the NCMJ
  • Editorial Board
  • Feedback

Info for

  • Advertisers
  • Authors
  • Reviewers
  • Subscribers

Articles & Alerts

  • Archive
  • Current Issue
  • Get Alerts
  • Upcoming Articles

Additional Content

  • Current NCIOM Task Forces
  • NC Health Data & Resources
  • NCIOM Blog
North Carolina Medical Journal

ISSN: 0029-2559

© 2022 North Carolina Medical Journal

Powered by HighWire