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Primary Care Shortage
Nov.–Dec. 2009
Source: Recruiting Benchmarking Survey, 2009 report based on 2007 data, conducted by the Medical Group Management Association (www.mgma.com) in collaboration with the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (www.aspr.org).
The shortage of primary care physicians has become an increasingly popular topic over the past few years. However, staff physician recruiters reported that these types of positions were generally filled within six months. Internal medicine reported the greatest time to fill a vacant position.
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