| Where do they come from and where do they go: implications of geographic origins of medical students. | |
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PMID: 20881695 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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BACKGROUND: Can prior places of residence listed on a medical school application predict where a physician will practice in midcareer? METHOD: Geographic data were analyzed for a cohort of 399 graduates from a single U.S. medical school. RESULTS: Applicants with origins in the local region had a 40.4% to 49.5% probability of practicing locally in midcareer--an increased likelihood of 6.1 to 7.3 (P < .001) by bivariate analysis. In a logistic regression analysis, residence at birth (odds ratio [OR] = 2.6, P = .019) and at college graduation (OR = 2.8, P = .001) were significant predictors of midcareer practice location, but residence at high school graduation and on application to medical school were not. CONCLUSIONS: Midcareer practice location is related to geographic origins. Using multiple indicators of geographic origins available at the time of application can allow admissions committees to make higher-quality decisions. |
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Richard W Pretorius; Michael I Lichter; Goroh Okazaki; John A Sellick |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges Volume: 85 ISSN: 1938-808X ISO Abbreviation: Acad Med Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-09-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904605 Medline TA: Acad Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S17-20 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Family Medicine, SUNY Clinical Center, Buffalo, NY 14215-3021, USA. pretor@buffalo.edu |
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