Data and Resources Items of Interest

2008 Comparison of Primary Care and Specialty Care Physicians

Source: Michigan Dept. of Community HealthThe following tables are cross-tabulations of all the active physicians who responded the 2008 MDCH physician licensure survey broken down by whether they are primary care or specialty care physicians.

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Survey of Physicians - Updated

Source: Michigan Department of Community Health

The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) conducted surveys of licensed physicians to collect data on their employment status, geographic distribution, age, plans to continue practicing, work setting, practice area, education, gender, and racial/ethnic background. These reports present the survey findings and description of the survey methodology.

2009 Physician Data - New
2008 Physician Data
2007 Physician Data
2006 Physician Data
2005 Physician Data

Next Health Crisis: Family Doc Shortage

Source: The Detroit News

More than 1 million uninsured Michigan residents could benefit from national health care reform, but any surge in new patients could further strain...

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A Profile of Michigan’s Physician Workforce 2009

This report provides current data trends on the physician population in Michigan, information regarding issues that affect the supply and demand of physicians, work patterns, cost of training, international medical graduates (IMG) issues and challenges in the delivery of healthcare. This information is being provided to help communities, healthcare employers, educators and policymakers create strategies to address physician workforce needs in Michigan.

A Profile of Michigan’s Physician Workforce 2009

Council on Physician and Nurse Supply

A national organization of healthcare professionals committed to addressing the challenge of Physician and Nurse supply.

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