Regional Choice of Rural Practice

The following involve choice of office based family medical school by a number of factors.

  All Rural Physicians % Not Born Instate Born Instate
Core Metro Over 1 Million Birth 8.8% 9.3% 8.1%
Metro Less Than 1 Million Birth 13.6% 12.7% 14.5%
NonMetro Organized 23.0% 17.5% 27.9%
NonMetro Less Organized 26.4% 20.1% 30.5%
Foreign Born US Schooled 6.1% 6.1%  
Birth State Only Known 11.2% 11.5% 9.4%
Born PR, GU, VI 5.1% 9.4% 3.8%
Military Base Birth 12.7% 12.8% 10.5%
Unknown Birth Location 8.4% 8.4%  
  11.0% 9.9% 12.6%

 

Compare to Admissions Dimension

Physician Workforce Studies

Physician Distribution in the United States

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