Disponibilidad de médicos y especialistas en Chile

摘要: The availability and planning of Human Resources are important issues in many countries, as it is a key factor to cope with the critical challenges Health Care Systems. In Chile, Ministry has undertaken several studies order improve knowledge about medical workforce both public private sectors. aim this paper update systematize existing data on physicians specialists Chile. Several information sources were crossed obtain new more precise figures topic. According Internal Revenue System, 29.996 practice medicine country, 43% them hired services, part or full time. There high concentration professionals central regions Being overall density one per 559 inhabitants, region 471 than 800 South North. Between 2004 2008, sector increased its physician by 80% primary health care 20% secondary tertiary levels. This presents method for rigorous identification categories general practitioner specialist respectively, results obtained from databases used.