Department of Surgery and Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7050, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7050, USA.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Jul;15(7):1104-11. doi: 10.1007/s11605-011-1430-0. Epub 2011 May 6.
The evolving surgeon shortage is occurring at a time of societal change. For one of the first times in history, a scientific revolution is occurring while the organization of health care is also changing. With a demand for a more quality health care and a population that has both aged significantly and grown by ten million citizens each decade, the shortage of health care providers is problematic. For surgery, the shortage is particularly challenging. In 1981, 1047 surgeons were certified by the American Board of Surgery; in 2008, that number had dropped to just 909.
不断演变的外科医生短缺现象正发生在社会变革时期。历史上首次出现了科学革命，与此同时，医疗保健的组织形式也在发生变化。人们对更高质量医疗保健的需求不断增加，人口老龄化和增长速度也在每十年增加 1000 万公民，这导致医疗保健提供者的短缺成为了一个问题。对于外科手术来说，这种短缺尤其具有挑战性。1981 年，美国外科医师学会认证了 1047 名外科医生；到 2008 年，这一数字已降至 909 人。
