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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY–HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

Glossary of Terms

in this report section. Historical years where physicians were in active practice in greater numbers than the retirement glidepath were brought onto this glidepath within two years. Those years where physicians were in active practice in lower numbers were maintained until meeting the retirement glidepath and then placed onto the retirement glidepath. Since population projections beyond 2022 were based on older 2018 projections, a nearly two million population jump occurred between 2022 (known) and 2023 (predicted based on 2018 estimates).

To account for this estimation error, the average annual pediatric population growth between 2023 and 2050 was used and applied to each year, starting in 2022. Current population estimates both nationally and by state were downloaded from the Kid Count Data Center at The Annie Casey Foundation website (https://datacenter.aecf.org/ data#USA/1/0/char/1). The downloaded file for pediatric population projections came from ChildStats.gov (https:// www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/tables/pop1.asp) and cited the following sources:

U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Estimates of the population of the United States by single years of age, color, and sex: 1900 to 1959 (Series P-25, No. 311)

Estimates of the population of the United States, by age, sex, and race: April 1, 1960, to July 1, 1973 (Series P-25, No. 519) Preliminary estimates of the population of the United States by age, sex, and race: 1970 to 1981 (Series P-25, No. 917) Intercensal estimates for 1980–1989, 1990–1999, and 2000–2009

The data for 2010 to 2019 are based on the population estimates released for July 1, 2020. The data for 2020 to 2022 are based on the population estimates released for July 1, 2022. Data beyond 2022 are derived from the national population projections released in September 2018. GLOSSARY OF TERMS

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Advanced Practice Provider(s)....................................................................................... APP(s)

Ambulatory Surgical Center.................................................................................................. ASC

American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery..................... AAO-HNS

American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology ������������������������������������������������������������� ASPO

Multispecialty Group............................................................................................................ MSG

Postgraduate Year................................................................................................................... PGY

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Rural-Urban Commuting Area.......................................................................................... RUCA

Single-specialty Group........................................................................................................... SSG

Veterans Affairs......................................................................................................................... VA

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