Robert C. Bowman, M.D.
Bold print indicates contributions beyond the fair share of the school's graduates.
For types of medical schools categorized by MCAT, allopathic, osteopathic, and class compositions see Medical Schools and Distribution
| Choice By Medical School Type for 1987 - 1998 graduates | All | Allopathic | Osteopathic | International | ||||
| Career or Location | Private | Public | Private | Public | North American | Distant | Caribbean | |
| All Physicians n=271813 | 100% | 25.5% | 43.5% | 5.4% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 18.5% | 1.5% |
| Office Family Practice | 11% | 8% | 14% | 27% | 25% | 10% | 4% | 15% |
| Family Practice General Practice | 14% | 9% | 16% | 35% | 36% | 17% | 8% | 19% |
| Office Primary Care | 30% | 26% | 32% | 43% | 40% | 24% | 24% | 43% |
| Office General Internal Medicine | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 15% | 22% |
| Off IM / Total IM Res Grads* | 41% | 43% | 47% | 55% | 54% | 32% | 31% | 51% |
| Internal Medicine Residency | 28% | 26% | 22% | 18% | 16% | 26% | 49% | 43% |
| Rural Location | 11% | 8% | 13% | 18% | 23% | 8% | 9% | 12% |
| Underserved Location | 7% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 9% |
| Major Medical Center | 69% | 75% | 68% | 53% | 50% | 57% | 74% | 61% |
*Office General Internal Medicine divided by total IM Residency Graduates from a school or school type. May be as low as 19% for allopathic schools currently as indicated by 2005 interns. (Garibaldi) Office Based Proportions in IM, FP, Pediatrics
| Percentage of Total Provided by Source School Type for 1987 - 1998 graduates | Allopathic | Osteopathic | International | |||||||
| Private | Public | All | Private | Public | All | North American | Distant | Caribbean | All | |
| Office Family Practice | 17% | 54% | 72% | 13% | 5% | 17% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 11% |
| Family Practice Gen Practice | 16% | 49% | 65% | 13% | 5% | 19% | 4% | 10% | 2% | 16% |
| Office Primary Care | 22% | 47% | 69% | 8% | 3% | 11% | 3% | 15% | 2% | 20% |
| Office Gen Internal Medicine | 25% | 39% | 64% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 25% | 3% | 30% |
| Internal Medicine Residency | 23% | 34% | 57% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 32% | 2% | 38% |
| Rural Location | 17% | 51% | 68% | 8% | 4% | 13% | 2% | 15% | 2% | 19% |
| Underserved Location | 18% | 45% | 63% | 6% | 4% | 10% | 4% | 21% | 2% | 27% |
| Major Medical Center | 28% | 43% | 70% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 20% | 1% | 24% |
| 25.5% | 43.5% | 69% | 5.4% | 2.1% | 7.5% | 3.4% | 18.5% | 1.5% | 23.4% | |
The largest single source of total physicians, rural physicians, primary care physicians, and family physicians was allopathic public schools. Allopathic private schools provide lower shares of all distributional types of physicians and concentrate in major medical center locations. The top MCAT allopathic private schools have 83% major medical center location. Few escape for rural, urban, urban underserved, or rural underserved locations outside of major medical centers.
| Total | Office Family Practice | Family Practice General Practice | Office General Primary Care | Office General Internal Medicine | Off IM / Total IM Res Grads | Internal Medicine Residency | All Rural Physicians | Underserved | Major Medical Center | |
| Allopathic Private Lowest FP | 16394 | 2% | 3% | 20% | 10% | 35% | 29% | 5% | 3% | 83% |
| Allopathic Private Middle FP | 35946 | 7% | 8% | 26% | 12% | 46% | 25% | 7% | 5% | 75% |
| Allopathic Private Highest FP | 13092 | 14% | 16% | 31% | 10% | 47% | 22% | 13% | 6% | 68% |
| Uniformed Services | 1875 | 7% | 20% | 11% | 2% | 16% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 56% |
| Historically Black | 2231 | 16% | 19% | 38% | 13% | 54% | 23% | 10% | 12% | 63% |
| Puerto Rican Schools | 3126 | 7% | 12% | 22% | 8% | 29% | 27% | 4% | 16% | 67% |
| Allopathic Public Least FP | 32466 | 9% | 10% | 28% | 11% | 45% | 24% | 9% | 6% | 73% |
| Allopathic Public Middle FP | 60589 | 14% | 16% | 33% | 11% | 48% | 22% | 14% | 8% | 67% |
| Allopathic Public Highest FP | 21988 | 22% | 24% | 39% | 10% | 51% | 19% | 19% | 8% | 62% |
| Osteopathic Private Least FP | 7023 | 23% | 31% | 40% | 10% | 51% | 20% | 13% | 7% | 57% |
| Osteopathic Private Most FP | 7574 | 30% | 39% | 47% | 10% | 60% | 17% | 23% | 10% | 49% |
| Osteopathic Public Lowest FP | 3147 | 23% | 32% | 39% | 9% | 54% | 17% | 19% | 7% | 55% |
| Osteopathic Public Highest FP | 2634 | 27% | 41% | 41% | 7% | 53% | 14% | 28% | 19% | 45% |
| Canadian School | 4615 | 10% | 16% | 17% | 4% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 4% | 49% |
| Other North American School | 4590 | 10% | 18% | 30% | 13% | 36% | 35% | 7% | 15% | 66% |
| Caribbean with US | 4159 | 15% | 19% | 43% | 22% | 51% | 43% | 12% | 9% | 61% |
| Distant International Other | 27655 | 3% | 7% | 20% | 12% | 27% | 45% | 7% | 7% | 78% |
| Philippines School | 3615 | 8% | 13% | 41% | 20% | 45% | 43% | 18% | 16% | 57% |
| India School | 14109 | 3% | 8% | 29% | 20% | 36% | 56% | 10% | 8% | 72% |
| Pakistan School | 4985 | 3% | 7% | 25% | 18% | 31% | 56% | 15% | 12% | 67% |
| 271813 | 11% | 14% | 30% | 11% | 41% | 28% | 11% | 7% | 69% |
Different medical school types make different contributions. Distant International and Allopathic Private schools make the least contributions in health care access careers. see Medical School Types Ranked By Family Medicine Choice Quartiles
Comparing Medical Students By Class Year
Choice of Family Medicine: Past, Present, Future
MCAT Correlations - the distribution areas noted above share strong relationships to the MCAT and to the types of students admitted