Credentialing & Privileging

Study identifies physicians who stay in-state after training

Credentialing & Verification Update, February 13, 2008

Physicians who complete medical school and residencies in the same state are most likely to stay and practice in that state, according to an Association of American Medical Colleges study published in the January 28 issue of amednews.com, by the American Medical Association.
The following list identifies the median percentage of how many active physicians stay in-state after training:

67.3% = completed medical school and residency in the state
45.2% = graduated from a public medical school in the state
45.0% = completed their residency or fellowship in the state
39.7% = graduated from any medical school in the state

To read the entire article, click here.
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/01/28/prca0128.htm

Comments

0 comments on “Study identifies physicians who stay in-state after training

 

Most Popular

Related Articles