Annals of Emergency Medicine: 11 Things to Know About the Emergency Physician Workforce in 2020

  1. Number of clinically active emergency physicians in 2020: 48
  2. 835
  3. Overall density of emergency physicians: 14.9 per 100
  4. 000 population
  5. Percentage of emergency physicians in urban areas: 92%
  6. Percentage of emergency physicians in large rural areas: 6%
  7. Percentage of emergency physicians in small rural areas: 2%
  8. Percentage of female emergency physicians in urban areas: 29%
  9. Percentage of female emergency physicians in large rural areas: 20%
  10. Percentage of female emergency physicians in small rural areas: 19%
  11. Median age of emergency physicians in urban areas: 50
  12. Median age of emergency physicians in large rural areas: 58
  13. Median age of emergency physicians in small rural areas: 62
Notes: From the "National Study of the Emergency Physician Workforce, 2020"

Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine, July 31, 2020 - https://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(20)30501-1/fulltext

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