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Podcast: Anesthesiology News Presents
Episode: The Etherist—Season 2 Trailer: The Looming Anesthesiologist Shortage
Description: Season 2 of Anesthesiology News presents The Etherist is almost here!
In this brand-new season, we explore the truth and myths behind a looming physician anesthesiologist shortage, based on reports from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Those projections show a potential shortage of nearly 139,000 physicians in the United States, with anesthesiology being among the key specialties to suffer. But will anesthesiology really experience a physician shortage at all? And if so, how will we get to that point?
We aimed to answer those questions, but along the way we discovered some unexpected trends that are already transforming anesthesia care into...