MMS Physician Workforce Study - 2008

The Massachusetts Medical Society's seventh annual Physician Workforce Study found that 12 physician specialties in Massachusetts are operating under severe labor market conditions. The report’s key findings include:

• The primary care specialties of internal medicine and family medicine are now considered to be in critically short supply.
• The number of physician specialties found to be in short supply has doubled to a total of 12 in just three years.
• Physician recruitment and retention remain serious problems in Massachusetts, especially for community hospitals.
• The fear of being sued persists as a substantial negative influence on the practice of medicine.

Download the executive summary. (.pdf, 14 pages, 153 kb)

Download the full report. (.pdf, 128 pages, 709 kb)

MMS reaction and statement.