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Dr. Sheldon serves as the Director of the ACS Health Policy Research Institute and along with Co-Director Thomas J. Ricketts, Ph.D. has developed a collection of national, regional, and state-level maps of the total and general surgeon workforce relative to population density. These maps provide the ratio of providers to population at the county-level for the purpose of assessing the geographic distribution of surgeons in the United States.<\/p>\n<div class='image-section'>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-george-sheldon-meets-secretary-of-health-and-human-services-image2.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"image2\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Dr. Sheldon with Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The purpose of the meeting with Sebelius was to discuss the oncoming severe shortage of surgeons. 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