Supply and Demand of Emergency Medicine Board‐certified Emergency Physicians by U.S. State, 2017

Abstract

While the total number of EMBC EPs nearly doubled between 2005 and 2017, a shortage of full-time coverage persists. The supply and demand vary greatly by state. Worsening absolute shortages in several states show that the distribution of EMBC EPs is not meeting demand across the United States, particularly in rural areas.