AAMC knew that Babyboomers were aging therefore leaving a two-fold problem:
1. Boomers will be aging and need increased healthcare
2. Boomers will be retiring which decreases the number of overall healthcare practitioners.
Example: government list of areas of critical need
1. shortage of physicians, dentists, psychiatrists...these professions have been listed for over 15 years.
2. Registered nurses where taken off that list in 2008.
Shortage Designation: Health Professional Shortage Areas & Medically Underserved Areas/Populations
(215)
Or
https://www.aamc.org/download/100598/data/
(2012)