ACC CardioCareer & CME Guide - March 2008v8 - (Page 13) In addition, as a result of workforce predictions of the early 1990s predicting a major surplus of specialist physicians, the number of first-year cardiology fellowship positions was reduced by 20% between 1994 and 1999; as of the 2006-2007 academic year, the number of cardiology fellows is still below 1994 levels (see sidebar). The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) conducted a survey of physicians under and over the age of 50. Preliminary findings indicate that: • One out of three doctors over 50 would retire today if they could afford to do so. • Older physicians cite increased regulation of medicine as the key factor influencing retirement plans. • One out of three, or 66 percent of doctors under 50, are not interested in working longer hours for more money. • Seventy-one percent of young doctors identify having family and personal time as an important factor in a desirable practice. u Cardiology Training Programs and Trainees in the U.S. (1950-2006) Year 1950 1960 1972 1980 1990 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Programs 19 72 72 239 221 209 206 202 199 189 186 181 179 175 173 170 172 144 Total Trainees (all years) 37 142 1,260 1,492 2,310 2,419 2,354 2,309 2,238 2,138 2,175 2,106 2,160 2,223 2,117 2,170 2,209 2,310 Join established SSG near Raleigh, NC. Cardiology group of four physicians seek a BE/BC invasive/non-interventional cardiologist. Preferred skills include: * diagnostic cardiac catheterizations * dobutamine studies * stress testing * stress echo * treadmill. New officebased nuclear and echo lab. Nuclear a plus. Hospitalist service 24/7. Call 1:4-5. One partner retiring. Salary guarantee, partnership track and attractive benefits package. Paid relocation and student loan repayment offered. Wilson offers the best of both worlds; a quaint city to raise your family all within 35 minutes east of Raleigh, the state capital. Only 2 hours from the coast and 3.5 hours from the mountains of NC. For more information please contact Lisa Briley at 252-399-8400 or lisa.briley@wilmed.org Source: Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education, Accreditation Data System. • The number of adult cardiology training positions reached its peak in 1994 (green). • Between 1994 and 1999, the number of first-year and total adult cardiology training positions fell by 20% and 10%, respectively. • The number of training positions reached its lowest point in 2000 (blue), and since then has fluctuated. • As of the 2006-2007 academic year, the number of training positions had still not reached 1994 levels. American College of Cardiology CardioCareer & CME Guide 13
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