Becker's Healthcare June 14, 2024
Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant clinical professor of anesthesiology at St. Raphael’s Campus of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital, joined Becker’s to discuss how physician shortages will transform care access.
Editor’s note: Responses were edited lightly for clarity and length.
Question: What’s your biggest concern regarding the physician workforce right now?
Dr. Matt Mazurek: The biggest issue is continued staff shortages and the fact that a good portion of active physicians are 55 and older and are either going to be retiring within the next 10 years or are looking to find a way out now. This is already a problem, and it’s only going to get worse.
First and foremost on everyone’s mind is proceduralists — you...
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