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Who stays in-state after training?

Quick View. Jan. 28, 2008.


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More states are looking for ways to increase their physician numbers, with many hoping for new or expanded medical schools.

Doctors who complete medical school and residencies in the same state are most likely to stay and practice in that state. Here is the median of how many active physicians stayed in-state after training:

This information and the accompanying full-text visual aids were drawn from the following source:

"2007 State Physician Workforce Data Book," Center for Workforce Studies, Assn. of American Medical Colleges, November 2007.

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