Predicted shortage of Vascular Surgeons in the United States: Population and workload analysis

Abstract

A conservative estimate by both population and workload analysis, disregarding aging of the population, lifestyle choices of future VSN, and increasing demand for services, indicates a shortage of VSN in the future. Unless the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is revised by Congress, the cost to train the additional VS workforce remains a significant barrier.

A Comparison of Training Experience, Training Satisfaction, and Job Search Experiences between Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency and Traditional Vascular Surgery Fellowship Graduates

“…8 Interestingly, the development of 5+2 training fellowships has essentially leveled off over the past decade, and the demand of the graduating general surgery chief resident for a vascular fellowship has also remained stable. The success, growth, and continued support of the 0+5 residency and the final training product is therefore important towards meeting the vascular surgery workforce needs in the US.…”

Population-based analysis of inpatient vascular procedures and predicting future workload and implications for training

“…It has been estimated that it will cost over $1 billion to train enough vascular surgeons by 2030. 18 Even if the financial restraints are eliminated, there remains a limitation in the number of candidates that apply to vascular surgery. In 8 of the past 10 years, there were fewer applicants than available training positions.…”

I may not be Southern by birth, but I am proud to be an American: The role of international medical graduates in vascular surgery and the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery

“…1 It has been estimated that there will be a deficit of approximately 30,000 surgeons and surgical subspecialists over the next two decades. 1,2 This observation is also applicable to vascular surgery, since this specialty treats diseases that are part of the number one killer, atherosclerosis, in the United States and western Europe in the fastest growing segment of the population.…”