American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Dec 1978
Resident training goals in obstetrics and gynecology for the 1980's. Presidential address.
Residency training goals and manpower needs in the 1980's and beyond should bear a consistent relationship. Projections for supply and demand for obstetrics and gynecology and for those medical specialties with overlapping responsibilities, though fraught with uncertainties, suggest that currently approved training programs in obstetrics and gynecology will meet clinical manpower needs for 1990. ⋯ The popular and pervasive emphasis on primary care carries with it the serious risk that the present shortage of qualified investigators may not be corrected in the next decade. This could seriously hamper our efforts to recruit new faculty and maintain quality in our training programs.