Medical Manpower Shortages and the Retention of Navy Physicians
Abstract
It is widely recognized that Navy medicine is unable to meet demand. Navy hospitals are being used at a fraction of their capacity because there is a major shortage. As a consequence, the Navy has increased its reliance on CHAMPUS to care for the caseload that cannot be seen inhouse. Although the manpower shortage is not well understood, one possible contributor to Navy medicine's current manpower problem is the low retention rates of Navy physicians. One method of assessing the adequacy of medical corps retention is to compare the actual rate with the rate needed to maintain the inventory of physicians at the level that the medical corps needs to accomplish its mission. Unfortunately, lack of DOD-wide agreement on medical corps requirements makes this evaluation method difficult to implement. Instead, this analysis compares current retention rates with the rate needed to meet authorization levels and examines historical rates to determine whether retention has recently declined. Related analyses found in focus on forecasting physician retention and evaluating the expected effect of alternative pay plans on medical corps retention. Keywords: Active duty, Billets personnel, Ratings, Tables data. (kr)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA215954
Entities
People
- Amy E. Graham
- Laurie J. May
- Michelle A. Dolfini
Organizations
- Center for Naval Analyses