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Number of pathologists in Germany: comparison with European countries, USA, and Canada
The rapid development of pathology is in contrast to a shortage of qualified staff. The aims of the present study are to compile basic information on the numbers of German physicians in pathology and to compare it with the situation in Europe and overseas. In addition, model calculations will shed l...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7969551/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32719890 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00428-020-02894-6 |
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author | Märkl, Bruno Füzesi, Laszló Huss, Ralf Bauer, Svenja Schaller, Tina |
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description | The rapid development of pathology is in contrast to a shortage of qualified staff. The aims of the present study are to compile basic information on the numbers of German physicians in pathology and to compare it with the situation in Europe and overseas. In addition, model calculations will shed light on the effects of part-time working models. Various publicly accessible databases (EuroStat) as well as publications of medical associations and professional associations of European countries and the USA/Canada were examined. In addition, a survey was carried out among the institutes of German universities. Figures from 24 European countries and the USA/Canada were evaluated. With one pathologist per 47,989 inhabitants, the density of pathologists in Germany in relation to the population is the second-lowest in Europe (average: 32,018). Moreover, the proportion of pathologists among the physicians working in Germany is the lowest in Europe and at the same time lower than in the USA and Canada (Germany: 1:200, USA: 1:70, Canada: 1:49). The ratio of pathologists to medical specialists is shifted in the same direction. The survey among university pathologists revealed a relevant increase in the workload over the last 10 years. The majority of institutes can manage this workload only with considerable difficulties. With a ratio between specialists and residents of 1:1, the university institutes show a high commitment in the area of training. The results of this study indicate a shortage of pathologists in Germany that could lead to a bottleneck in large parts of the health system. |
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spelling | pubmed-79695512021-04-05 Number of pathologists in Germany: comparison with European countries, USA, and Canada Märkl, Bruno Füzesi, Laszló Huss, Ralf Bauer, Svenja Schaller, Tina Virchows Arch Original Article The rapid development of pathology is in contrast to a shortage of qualified staff. The aims of the present study are to compile basic information on the numbers of German physicians in pathology and to compare it with the situation in Europe and overseas. In addition, model calculations will shed light on the effects of part-time working models. Various publicly accessible databases (EuroStat) as well as publications of medical associations and professional associations of European countries and the USA/Canada were examined. In addition, a survey was carried out among the institutes of German universities. Figures from 24 European countries and the USA/Canada were evaluated. With one pathologist per 47,989 inhabitants, the density of pathologists in Germany in relation to the population is the second-lowest in Europe (average: 32,018). Moreover, the proportion of pathologists among the physicians working in Germany is the lowest in Europe and at the same time lower than in the USA and Canada (Germany: 1:200, USA: 1:70, Canada: 1:49). The ratio of pathologists to medical specialists is shifted in the same direction. The survey among university pathologists revealed a relevant increase in the workload over the last 10 years. The majority of institutes can manage this workload only with considerable difficulties. With a ratio between specialists and residents of 1:1, the university institutes show a high commitment in the area of training. The results of this study indicate a shortage of pathologists in Germany that could lead to a bottleneck in large parts of the health system. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020-07-27 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7969551/ /pubmed/32719890 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00428-020-02894-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Märkl, Bruno Füzesi, Laszló Huss, Ralf Bauer, Svenja Schaller, Tina Number of pathologists in Germany: comparison with European countries, USA, and Canada |
title | Number of pathologists in Germany: comparison with European countries, USA, and Canada |
title_full | Number of pathologists in Germany: comparison with European countries, USA, and Canada |
title_fullStr | Number of pathologists in Germany: comparison with European countries, USA, and Canada |
title_full_unstemmed | Number of pathologists in Germany: comparison with European countries, USA, and Canada |
title_short | Number of pathologists in Germany: comparison with European countries, USA, and Canada |
title_sort | number of pathologists in germany: comparison with european countries, usa, and canada |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7969551/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32719890 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00428-020-02894-6 |
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