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Addressing the Rheumatology Workforce Shortage: A Question of Supply and Demand

Eric M. Ruderman and Alexis Ogdie
The Journal of Rheumatology September 2022, jrheum.220709; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220709
Eric M. Ruderman
E.M. Ruderman, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; A. Ogdie, MD, MSCE, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. E.M. Ruderman, 675 North St. Clair, Suite 14-100, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Email: e-ruderman{at}northwestern.edu.
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Alexis Ogdie
E.M. Ruderman, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; A. Ogdie, MD, MSCE, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. E.M. Ruderman, 675 North St. Clair, Suite 14-100, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Email: e-ruderman{at}northwestern.edu.
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The combination of a growing and aging population and advances in treatment have increased demands for rheumatology services across the world. In the United States, a shrinking rheumatology workforce, driven by retirements and a shift toward part-time work, coupled with this increased demand, has led to estimates that the demand for rheumatology clinical providers will outstrip supply by over 100% by 2030.1

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