The number of cardiologists can be projected with considerable accuracy into the next century. The total cardiology pool of physicians will increase until the year 2015 at which time those entering and leaving the pool will come into equilibrium. At that time the ratio of active cardiologists to the population will have greatly increased. This nation's future need for cardiologists is difficult to assess with any degree of precision. Therefore, this is the time for updating practice profile studies. Such studies today could be formulated in a manner to provide more detailed information on the cardiologist's daily activities. In addition, a data base developed through methodology such as the consensus formation approach must be developed and updated on a periodic basis. Through such analyses it will be possible to quantitate the future needs of cardiovascular manpower.
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