Physician Workforce: Challenges, Strategies and Future Opportunities for Specialty Societies (Plenary Session)-Physician Workforce: Challenges, Strategies and Future Opportunities for Specialty Societies

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The closing plenary session of the meeting began with a heartfelt appreciation for the leadership of Helen Burson and Sue Sidori, who emphasized the importance of promoting the organization's values. The session focused on the challenges, strategies, and opportunities in addressing physician workforce issues. Dr. Chaudhry, representing the Federation of State Medical Boards, highlighted the increasing need for physicians despite the growing number of trained professionals. He discussed the efforts to increase accessibility through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and the potential of telehealth and alternate pathways for international medical graduates.<br /><br />Dr. Candice Chen from HRSA stressed the need for a diverse and well-distributed healthcare workforce, emphasizing equity in recruitment and training. She called for the integration of financial incentives and supportive training environments.<br /><br />The panel discussions further explored workforce dynamics in specialties such as pathology, nephrology, family medicine, and outlined various initiatives to address workforce challenges. These included enhancing training programs, leveraging data for better workforce planning, and the importance of early exposure to medical careers.<br /><br />The session concluded with reactions from leaders in pediatrics, neurology, and anesthesiology, who echoed the need for collaborative efforts across specialties to enhance the physician workforce and address systemic challenges. They emphasized recruiting from an early age and addressing the administrative burdens and distribution inequities that affect healthcare delivery. Overall, the meeting emphasized a comprehensive approach to strengthening the medical workforce through strategic educational, policy, and practice reforms.

Keywords

Helen Burson

Sue Sidori

physician workforce

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

telehealth

international medical graduates

HRSA

healthcare diversity

financial incentives

workforce planning

medical careers

collaborative efforts

systemic challenges

healthcare delivery