Publications of the ACS Health Policy Research Institute
Fact Sheets
Poley, S.; Ricketts, T.; Belsky, D.; Gaul, K. “Pediatric Surgeons: Subspecialists Increasing Faster than Generalists.” Fact Sheet Issue 3.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina. American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute, July 2009.
Belsky D; Ricketts T; Poley S; Gaul K; Fraher E; Sheldon G. “Surgical Deserts in the US: Places Without Surgeons.” Fact Sheet Issue 2. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute, July 2009.
Poley S; Belsky D; Gaul K; Ricketts T; Fraher E; Sheldon G. “Longitudinal Trends in the U.S. Surgical Workforce, 1981-2006.” Fact Sheet Issue 1.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina. American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute, May 2009.
Journal Articles
King, Jennifer; Fraher, Erin P; Ricketts, Thomas C.; Charles, Anthony; Sheldon, George F.; Meyer, Anthony. “Characteristics of practice among rural and urban general surgeons in North Carolina”. Annals of Surgery. June 2009; 249(6): 1052-1060.
Sheldon, George F.; Ricketts, Thomas C.; Charles, Anthony; King, Jennifer; Fraher, Erin P.; Meyer, Anthony. “The global health workforce shortage: role of surgeons and other providers. Advances in Surgery; 2008; 12: 63-85.
Ricketts TC, Randolph R. “The Diffusion of Physicians”. Health Affairs. September/October, 2008; 27(3):1409-1415.
Other Publications
ACS Health Policy Research Institute and the American Association of Medical Colleges. The Surgery Workforce in the United States: Profile and Recent Trends. March 2009.
