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American Association of Physician Specialists; American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin; America's Poison Centers; American Association of Professional Ringside Physicians; American Association of Public Health Physicians; American Association of Sleep Technologists; American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
As of 2018, there were over 985,000 practicing physicians in the United States. 90.6% have an MD degree, and 76% were educated in the United States. 64% were male. 82% were licensed in a medical specialty. 22% held active licenses in two or more states. [13] [15] The percentage of females skews younger.
The American Association of Physician Specialists (AAPS) is the smallest of three multi-specialty physician/surgeon certifying entities in the United States, providing board certification to both M.D. and D.O. physicians. The AAPS has grouped its certification activities within a single subdivision called the American Board of Physician ...
Association of American Medical Colleges; Association of American Physicians and Surgeons; National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians; Radiological Society of North America; Society for Pediatric Radiology; Society of Interventional Radiology; Society of Hospital Medicine; Urgent Care Association of America
In the decades following these restrictions on physician supply, the United States has a shortage of doctors. [11] The United States was forecasted to have a shortage of 46,900 to 121,900 physicians by 2032. [11] As a consequence of the restrictions on medical training in the United States, a quarter of physicians in the United States were ...
The American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Masterfile includes current and historical data on all physicians, including AMA members and nonmembers, and graduates of foreign medical schools who reside in the United States and who have met the educational and credentialing requirements necessary for recognition as physicians. [1]
In the United States, laws regulating physician licenses are governed by the states. Between 1896 and 1973, osteopathic physicians lobbied state legislatures to pass laws giving those with a DO degree the same legal privilege to practice medicine as those with an MD degree. In many states, the debate was long and protracted.
The National Physicians Alliance (NPA) was a 501(c)(3) national, multi-specialty medical organization founded in 2005. [1] The organization's mission statement was: "The National Physicians Alliance creates research and education programs that promote health and foster active engagement of physicians with their communities to achieve high quality, affordable health care for all.