Older Graduates and Rural Choice - Alpha order

Robert C. Bowman, M.D.

Medical Schools where older students have over 50% greater choice of rural practice locations State Rural Choice of Younger Graduates Rank Rural Rural Choice of Grads over 29 years Rank Rural Increase in Rural Location for Older Graduates Increase in Rural Born Schools where Rural Location of Older Grads is Likely Due to Age (>30%) In These Schools Rural Location of Older Grads is Likely Due to Rural Birth
National Averages   9.9%   13.6%   38.1% 16.5% 1  
Alabama AL 12.2% 44 13.2% 62 7.8% 4.6% 1  
South Alabama AL 18.4% 18 22.1% 17 20.5% -2.0% 1  
Arkansas  AR 25.7% 5 29.1% 7 13.2% 3.5% 1  
Arizona AZ 10.6% 54 17.8% 33 68.0% 9.8% 1  
Loma Linda CA 14.2% 36 16.5% 41 15.9% 35.8%   1
Stanford  CA 2.8% 123 3.4% 120 21.3% 41.4%   1
UC Davis CA 4.4% 109 10.8% 81 143.3% 91.9% 1  
UC Irvine CA 3.8% 113 6.0% 112 57.8% 104.6%   1
UCLA CA 3.3% 118 3.4% 121 2.1% 33.3%   1
UCSD CA 5.0% 105 5.7% 113 13.2% 92.4%   1
UCSF CA 3.1% 120 8.0% 100 155.8% 32.2% 1  
USC  CA 3.4% 116 6.1% 111 77.1% 44.3% 1  
U of CO CO 12.2% 45 16.5% 39 36.0% 23.0% 1  
U Conn CT 8.6% 71 10.2% 88 19.5% 106.1%   1
Yale CT 3.0% 121 4.1% 118 35.9% 13.9% 1  
George Washington DC 5.8% 96 6.3% 109 7.6% 73.3%   1
Georgetown DC 7.0% 87 6.4% 107 -8.8% 24.0% 1  
Howard DC 6.0% 93 11.5% 75 89.8% -23.7% 1  
U of FL FL 7.1% 86 12.6% 66 78.3% 92.4%   1
U of Miami FL 5.2% 103 9.1% 94 76.7% 150.7%   1
U South FL FL 5.7% 99 9.2% 93 60.6% 102.2%   1
Emory GA 8.9% 69 9.0% 96 1.1% -12.0% 1  
Med Col GA GA 19.2% 14 25.3% 13 31.5% 12.8% 1  
Mercer GA 32.3% 1 37.9% 2 17.2% -22.8% 1  
Morehouse GA 10.4% 56 11.8% 70 13.8% 71.2%   1
Hawaii HI 9.3% 68 10.8% 83 15.7% -13.3% 1  
Iowa IA 16.7% 23 22.0% 18 32.1% -8.6% 1  
Chi Finch IL 6.0% 95 9.5% 91 57.7% 29.0% 1  
Chi Pritzker IL 4.5% 108 3.2% 122 -29.0% 48.9% 1  
Loyola Stritch IL 6.5% 91 10.0% 89 54.2% -10.6% 1  
Northwest IL 4.0% 112 6.3% 108 57.3% 24.9% 1  
Rush IL 5.8% 97 9.6% 90 66.4% 59.6%   1
Sou Illinois IL 19.0% 15 21.4% 20 12.8% -16.1% 1  
U Illinois  IL 10.1% 60 13.4% 61 32.5% 5.1% 1  
Indiana IN 12.3% 43 17.3% 36 40.6% 38.5%   1
Kansas KS 18.1% 20 20.3% 22 12.2% -14.2% 1  
U Kentucky KY 22.8% 9 26.9% 8 17.8% -14.0% 1  
U Louisville KY 19.4% 13 21.6% 19 10.9% -16.8% 1  
LSU New Orl LA 14.5% 35 19.2% 29 32.3% 9.5% 1  
LSU Shreveport LA 15.8% 26