As the rest of the nation ages, so do the doctors, nurses and other health care professionals headed for retirement. The result is a triple whammy for the U.S. health care system: an aging cadre of health care workers, inadequate numbers of replacements in the training pipeline, and a burgeoning population of elders whose medical and supportive service needs are expected to severely tax existing services and facilities.
Edward S. Salsberg, director of the Center for Workforce Studies at the Association of American Medical Colleges, tackles these issues in this presentation.
