Changing Landscape of Academic Women's Health Care in the United States

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rayburn, William F. (Editor), Schulkin, Jay (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, 48
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gynecology.; Public health.; Medical ethics.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics.; Professional & Vocational Education.

Since 2005 a dozen states and more than 15 specialties have reported a physician shortage or anticipate one in the next few years. This anticipated shortage and a worsening of physician distribution are compounded by a projected increased demand for women’s healthcare services. Women’s healthcare is...