The State of the Physician Workforce in North Carolina: Overall Physician Supply Will Likely Be Sufficient but Is Maldistributed by Specialty and Geography

The number of physicians in North Carolina currently meets the needs of the population, but there are problems with geographic and specialty distribution. The match of supply to demand is likely to remain in rough balance due to the rapid increase in the number of new medical schools in the nation, the expansion of medical school classes in North Carolina, and a… Read more »

Nursing in a Transformed Health Care System: New Roles, New Rules

Although the supply of nurses is likely to meet overall demand, the nature of a nurse’s job is changing dramatically. In redesigned health systems, nurses are assuming expanded roles for a broad range of patients in ambulatory settings and community-based care. These roles involve new responsibilities for population health, care coordination and interprofessional collaboration. Nursing… Read more »

The North Carolina Mental Health and Substance Abuse Workforce

Key Points: Mental Health workforce data from the HPDS Professions that are currently in the HPDS Mental Health workforce comparison between NC and the US Distribution of mental health providers across the state Erica Richman, PhD, MSW; Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP; Katie Gaul, MA North Carolina Institute of Medicine June 5, 2015