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Nurse Practitioners Are Primed to Help Bridge Physician Shortage

Nurse.com

An analysis conducted in June 2019 by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) confirmed this fact with metrics that projected a shortfall of up to 139,000 physicians by the year 2033. In specialties, the numbers are even higher – with a predicted potential shortfall of specialty physicians of nearly 87,000.

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How to Become a Pediatric Nurse: All You Need to Know

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Most of the remainder of the pediatric nursing workforce is in doctors offices, community hospitals, major medical centers, schools and home healthcare settings. is projected to increase by 6% between 2023 and 2033. 8 The BLS acknowledges that growth is expected across a variety of healthcare settings.