Surgical Work Loads in a Community Practice

Abstract

Many physicians and laymen believe that the only solution to the alleged “doctor shortage” is a massive increase in the number of physicians; other observers, however, have been calling attention to the under-utilization of physicians in those tasks which long years of training have equipped them to perform. With the social cost of college plus medical school now well in excess of $100, 000 per student, it is essential that the question of effective and efficient use of medical manpower receive careful study…