title: North Carolina surgical workforce trends.
abstract: Between 1997 and 2008, the number of general surgeons in North Carolina increased and shifted demographically, geographically, and by specialty. However, surgeon numbers--overall and by specialty--do not appear to have increased as quickly or to have shifted in the same ways as North Carolina's general population.
authors: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, PO Box 2291, Durham, NC 27702, USA. stephanie.poley@bcbsnc.com
authors: Stephanie T
authors: ST
authors: Poley
authors: Elizabeth W
authors: EW
authors: Kasper
authors: Elizabeth K
authors: EK
authors: Walker
authors: Jessica C
authors: JC
authors: Lyons
authors: Vann R
authors: VR
authors: Newkirk
authors: Kristie
authors: K
authors: Thompson
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D011158:Population Growth; D012577:Schools, Medical