... population is expected to continue to increase pediatrician workforce needs. National statistics show that the number of births in the United States has been fairly stable for some time; about 4 million babies are born each year. Although the total number of pediatricians continues to increase, it never quite catches up with the need, and a particular shortage remains in rural and impoverished urban areas. In 1992 ... , 59.3% of all nonmetropolitan counties, and 11.8% of all metropolitan counties, were without a general pediatrician (American Academy of Pediatrics, Department of Research,...

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