George F Sheldon

Summary

Affiliation: University of North Carolina
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The evolving surgeon shortage in the health reform era
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery and Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7050, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7050, USA
    J Gastrointest Surg 15:1104-11. 2011
  2. ncbi The global health workforce shortage: role of surgeons and other providers
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina, CB 7050, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7050, USA
    Adv Surg 42:63-85. 2008
  3. ncbi Surgical workforce since the 1975 study of surgical services in the United States: an update
    George F Sheldon
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7050, USA
    Ann Surg 246:541-5. 2007
  4. ncbi Great expectations: the 21st century health workforce
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery, 167 Burnett Womack Clinical Science Bldg, University of North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7050, USA
    Am J Surg 185:35-41. 2003
  5. ncbi Globalization and the health workforce shortage
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7050, USA
    Surgery 140:354-8. 2006
  6. ncbi Progressive specialization within general surgery: adding to the complexity of workforce planning
    Karyn B Stitzenberg
    Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    J Am Coll Surg 201:925-32. 2005
  7. ncbi Workforce issues in general surgery
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina, 4006 Burnett Womack Building, CB 7050, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7050, USA
    Am Surg 73:100-8. 2007
  8. ncbi Women in academic general surgery
    Anneke T Schroen
    Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, PO Box 800709, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0709, USA
    Acad Med 79:310-8. 2004
  9. ncbi Comparison of private versus academic practice for general surgeons: a guide for medical students and residents
    Anneke T Schroen
    Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    J Am Coll Surg 197:1000-11. 2003
  10. ncbi The Department of Surgery University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
    Anthony A Meyer
    Arch Surg 140:116-8. 2005

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Publications26

  1. ncbi The evolving surgeon shortage in the health reform era
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery and Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7050, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7050, USA
    J Gastrointest Surg 15:1104-11. 2011
    ..For surgery, the shortage is particularly challenging. In 1981, 1047 surgeons were certified by the American Board of Surgery; in 2008, that number had dropped to just 909...
  2. ncbi The global health workforce shortage: role of surgeons and other providers
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina, CB 7050, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7050, USA
    Adv Surg 42:63-85. 2008
    ..The recommendation that students make personal specialty choices reversed the prior recommendation that a majority of students enter primary care practice...
  3. ncbi Surgical workforce since the 1975 study of surgical services in the United States: an update
    George F Sheldon
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7050, USA
    Ann Surg 246:541-5. 2007
  4. ncbi Great expectations: the 21st century health workforce
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery, 167 Burnett Womack Clinical Science Bldg, University of North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7050, USA
    Am J Surg 185:35-41. 2003
    ..The "knowledge society" requires a different workforce than that predicted by most health planners...
  5. ncbi Globalization and the health workforce shortage
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7050, USA
    Surgery 140:354-8. 2006
  6. ncbi Progressive specialization within general surgery: adding to the complexity of workforce planning
    Karyn B Stitzenberg
    Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    J Am Coll Surg 201:925-32. 2005
    ..Consequently, as the phenomenon of progressive specialization evolves, a larger surgical workforce will be needed to provide the breadth of services encompassed by the primary components of general surgery...
  7. ncbi Workforce issues in general surgery
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina, 4006 Burnett Womack Building, CB 7050, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7050, USA
    Am Surg 73:100-8. 2007
    ..Designing modern undergraduate and graduate educational programs is key to planning for healthcare in the 21st century...
  8. ncbi Women in academic general surgery
    Anneke T Schroen
    Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, PO Box 800709, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0709, USA
    Acad Med 79:310-8. 2004
    ..CONCLUSION: Addressing the differences between men and women academic general surgeons is critical in fostering career development and in recruiting competitive candidates of both sexes to general surgery...
  9. ncbi Comparison of private versus academic practice for general surgeons: a guide for medical students and residents
    Anneke T Schroen
    Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    J Am Coll Surg 197:1000-11. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: This study offers a comprehensive view of general surgery to enable more informed decisions among medical students and residents regarding specialty choice or practice opportunities...
  10. ncbi The Department of Surgery University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
    Anthony A Meyer
    Arch Surg 140:116-8. 2005
  11. ncbi Characteristics of practice among rural and urban general surgeons in North Carolina
    Jennifer King
    Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
    Ann Surg 249:1052-60. 2009
    ..To examine variation in the practice patterns of individual general surgeons and how they differ between rural and urban areas of North Carolina...
  12. ncbi Projecting surgeon supply using a dynamic model
    Erin P Fraher
    Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina National Health Service Workforce Review Team, Winchester, England Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    Ann Surg 257:867-72. 2013
    ..To develop a projection model to forecast the head count and full-time equivalent supply of surgeons by age, sex, and specialty in the United States from 2009 to 2028...
  13. ncbi Increasing the number of trainees in general surgery residencies: is there capacity?
    Anthony G Charles
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
    Acad Med 86:599-604. 2011
    ..S. surgical workforce. Given the likelihood of increasing shortages of general surgeons, the authors evaluated available expansion capacity of existing general surgery residency programs...
  14. ncbi A tribute to George F. Sheldon's vision, versatility, and leadership by example
    Anthony Meyer
    Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7050, USA
    Am J Surg 185:3-5. 2003
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  15. ncbi Psychological well-being of surgery residents before the 80-hour work week: a multiinstitutional study
    S Mahmood Zaré
    Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7081, USA
    J Am Coll Surg 198:633-40. 2004
    ..Although surgical trainees will be dramatically affected by these changes, no comprehensive assessment of their well-being has been recently attempted...
  16. ncbi Supply and demand--surgical and health workforce
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina, 180 Wing D, CB# 7228, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7228, USA
    Surg Clin North Am 84:1493-509, viii-ix. 2004
  17. ncbi Get on your boots: preparing fourth-year medical students for a career in surgery, using a focused curriculum to teach the competency of professionalism
    Charles S Hultman
    Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    J Surg Res 177:217-23. 2012
    ..The goal of this project was to enhance the attitudes and knowledge of medical students regarding professionalism, to help them understand the role of professionalism in a surgical practice...
  18. ncbi Surgical organizations in the 21st century
    George F Sheldon
    Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB# 7050, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7050, USA
    Am J Surg 183:338-44. 2002
  19. ncbi Changes in county hospitals during Sheldon's tenure
    F William Blaisdell
    University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
    Am J Surg 185:30-4. 2003
    ..Sheldon's tenure, 1964 to 1985. The primary impact came from Medicaid and Medicare legislation in 1965. The secondary impact came as the result of the drug culture entering American cities...
  20. ncbi The health workforce: a position statement
    Jay L Grosfeld
    American Surgical Association, USA
    Ann Surg 246:525-6. 2007
  21. ncbi Another focus on workforce issues
    George F Sheldon
    Health Aff (Millwood) 21:270-1. 2002
  22. ncbi Gauging supply and demand: the challenging quest to predict the future physician workforce
    Ralph Snyderman
    Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 21:167-8. 2002
  23. ncbi Increasing women's leadership in academic medicine: report of the AAMC Project Implementation Committee
    Janet Bickel
    Women in Medicine, AAMC, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Acad Med 77:1043-61. 2002
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  24. ncbi Festschrift for George F. Sheldon, MD
    George F Sheldon
    Am J Surg 185:1-41. 2003
    ..Distinguished speakers, all of whom had worked with Dr. Sheldon in various capacities, gave invited talks. Their remarks, along with a short paper by Dr. Sheldon, are encapsulated in this special section...
  25. ncbi A Festschrift honoring Norman M. Rich
    David G Burris
    World J Surg 29:S1-6. 2005
    ..Rich, MD, Facs, DMCC, was held on Friday 26 March, 2004 in conjunction with the 24th Annual USU Surgical Associates Day. This article describes that event and introduces the articles written in celebration of it...
  26. ncbi American Surgical Association Blue Ribbon Committee Report on Surgical Education: 2004
    Haile T Debas
    ASA Blue Ribbon Committee on Surgical Education, UCSF Global Health Sciences, 94143-0443, USA
    Ann Surg 241:1-8. 2005