Robert C. Bowman, M.D.
RUCA coding of new family physician grads see Hart at WWAMI at Bowman FP Grad Studies 2004
Code 2 is large urban, Code 3 is medium, Code 4 is isolated, NewRural is total all rural FP docs entering state
BirthST is those born in state, MSSt is those going to med school in the state, ResSt is those going to FP residency in the state
RPer2003 is those choosing rural practice from FP residencies in the state for 2003, otherwise the data involves 1997 - 2003 FP graduates. Urban FP grads not in following tables.
State | Code2 | Code3 | Code4 | NewRural | NewPerRur | RPer2003 | BirthSt | MSSt | ResSt |
AK | 20 | 38 | 14 | 72 | 0.6 | 35.8 | 36 | 0 | 29 |
AL | 41 | 40 | 12 | 93 | 0.3 | 29.5 | 220 | 234 | 369 |
AR | 77 | 74 | 14 | 165 | 0.5 | 43.3 | 206 | 267 | 344 |
AZ | 17 | 44 | 18 | 79 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 130 | 126 | 329 |
CA | 46 | 45 | 12 | 103 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1591 | 1413 | 2329 |
CO | 8 | 60 | 20 | 88 | 0.2 | 14.5 | 216 | 184 | 457 |
CT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 184 | 88 | 130 |
DC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 158 | 303 | 89 |
DE | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.1 | 20.0 | 52 | 0 | 116 |
FL | 16 | 28 | 10 | 54 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 305 | 410 | 897 |
GA | 86 | 78 | 32 | 196 | 0.3 | 20.3 | 349 | 435 | 627 |
HI | 19 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 0.3 | 27.7 | 98 | 87 | 85 |
IA | 44 | 76 | 31 | 151 | 0.4 | 46.6 | 391 | 713 | 418 |
ID | 23 | 22 | 11 | 56 | 0.4 | 37.6 | 78 | 0 | 93 |
IL | 98 | 60 | 14 | 172 | 0.2 | 13.7 | 1009 | 1299 | 1327 |
IN | 61 | 80 | 12 | 153 | 0.2 | 22.9 | 458 | 405 | 626 |
KS | 77 | 37 | 30 | 144 | 0.4 | 38.8 | 254 | 307 | 335 |
KY | 50 | 55 | 31 | 136 | 0.4 | 43.8 | 253 | 247 | 240 |
LA | 47 | 29 | 7 | 83 | 0.2 | 25.2 | 279 | 358 | 314 |
MA | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 346 | 335 | 290 |
MD | 13 | 12 | 5 | 30 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 231 | 433 | 248 |
ME | 37 | 28 | 24 | 89 | 0.5 | 42.2 | 63 | 161 | 210 |
MI | 100 | 44 | 25 | 169 | 0.2 | 18.5 | 795 | 816 | 1089 |
MN | 69 | 85 | 55 | 209 | 0.3 | 28.2 | 490 | 545 | 660 |
MO | 49 | 54 | 25 | 128 | 0.3 | 27.3 | 407 | 924 | 504 |
MS | 48 | 30 | 13 | 91 | 0.5 | 58.0 | 157 | 117 | 96 |
MT | 23 | 22 | 20 | 65 | 0.7 | 65.1 | 96 | 0 | 31 |
NC | 102 | 88 | 57 | 247 | 0.3 | 31.9 | 252 | 439 | 640 |
ND | 19 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 0.4 | 55.8 | 103 | 12 | 143 |
NE | 35 | 31 | 26 | 92 | 0.4 | 44.9 | 204 | 313 | 266 |
NH | 19 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 0.4 | 37.7 | 38 | 79 | 50 |
NJ | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 428 | 315 | 591 |
NM | 61 | 28 | 13 | 102 | 0.5 | 36.9 | 113 | 136 | 134 |
NV | 12 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 43 | 84 | 68 |
NY | 65 | 43 | 38 | 146 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 1252 | 1079 | 1469 |
OH | 110 | 60 | 11 | 181 | 0.2 | 19.5 | 983 | 1204 | 1094 |
OK | 57 | 45 | 18 | 120 | 0.4 | 37.5 | 220 | 323 | 324 |
OR | 76 | 27 | 9 | 112 | 0.4 | 23.5 | 151 | 138 | 123 |
PA | 75 | 75 | 43 | 193 | 0.2 | 16.0 | 956 | 1327 | 1561 |
PR | 1 | 40 | 27 | 68 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 182 | ||
RI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 57 | 55 | 90 |
SC | 66 | 41 | 12 | 119 | 0.3 | 25.2 | 175 | 261 | 474 |
SD | 13 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 0.4 | 58.6 | 114 | 126 | 99 |
TN | 50 | 65 | 18 | 133 | 0.3 | 27.5 | 250 | 377 | 442 |
TX | 141 | 83 | 43 | 267 | 0.2 | 13.9 | 1017 | 1523 | 1613 |
UT | 13 | 20 | 7 | 40 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 203 | 148 | 177 |
VA | 35 | 53 | 40 | 128 | 0.2 | 15.1 | 317 | 514 | 575 |
VT | 9 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 0.6 | 67.3 | 31 | 92 | 41 |
WA | 51 | 34 | 14 | 99 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 385 | 307 | 616 |
WI | 31 | 110 | 53 | 194 | 0.3 | 27.9 | 182 | 452 | 632 |
WV | 48 | 29 | 17 | 94 | 0.5 | 45.6 | 182 | 287 | 271 |
WY | 11 | 23 | 9 | 43 | 0.6 | 70.0 | 51 | 0 | 93 |
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High recruitment states noted at right with WI and NC
West Virginia has a typical "hump" pattern with drift of medical school graduates to other states and practices during the final transitions, med school to residency and residency to practice. Some states do better in retention and this may have to do with selections. Same State Birth To Practice Tables
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