ACEP 'Workforce of the Future' Summary thread!
This morning, ACEP held an excellent webinar to discuss ongoing workforce concerns in Emergency Medicine based on a 2-year study of workforce supply and demand. I'll summarize some big takeaways and proposed solutions below!

The most alarming takeaway was that in the most likely scenario (accounting for residency growth, retirement, and APP growth), there will be a surplus of approximately 1/6 EM physicians. The full manuscript is pending, with all data and methods.

ACEP convened a Task Force with 8 EM organization leaders. These orgs were split up to discuss Supply and Demand Solutions separately.

The first Supply group came up with the following as potential solutions:
1.Change EM residencies to 4 years
2.Increase procedural requirements
3.Increase resident salaries
4.Investigate for-profit org training

5. Support Standardization of Training in ED for APPs
6. Ensure we are promoting physician-led teams

The second Supply group focused on the production of new EM graduates and solutions to lessen the dramatic growth we have seen. Some of their solutions:
1. Fewer residents in each program
2.Fewer or no new programs
3. Educate harm of new programs in EM

4. No additional residents in current programs
5. Decrease positions in current programs
6. Encourage programs to adopt 4-year format

Other strategies that were discussed but thought to be less feasible.

The last group addressed Demand in EM, largely tackling 3 concepts:
1. Increasing standards of practice
2. Expanding what is considered EM practice
3. Expanding reach in rural and community settings

Conversation is ongoing! If you have thoughts on these proposed solutions or other solutions you’d like to discuss, ACEP have a space for conversation at http://acep.com/workforce 

Thank you so much @ACEPNow for all of your hard work on this and your collaboration and open conversation.