Gmenac Revisited: Medical Manpower in the Late 80s

The Graduate Medical Education National Advisory Committee Report is now almost half a decade old. Many of the recommendations have been implemented partially or completely, but many have not. This article recounts the major recommendations, what has happened with them, and the impact of the changes that have occurred. Graduate medical education, physician supply and requirements, specialty and geographical distribution, foreign medical graduates, and nonphysician providers are areas that need ongoing attention and should be the focus of further study and monitoring.