title: The intensivist shortage: put patients before politics.
authors.forename: J Brian
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.forename: Tiffany Medlin
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Osborn
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D028701:Patient Rights; D011057:Politics; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce