{"id":1216,"date":"2012-05-07T07:16:30","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T07:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcodersblog.com\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:50:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:50:01","slug":"how-are-states-retaining-physicians-in-times-of-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/how-are-states-retaining-physicians-in-times-of-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"How are States Retaining Physicians in Times of Shortage?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Physician shortages is a growing concern and is pushing various states to keep doctors trained in medical schools and residency programs from crossing state lines to practice medicine. According to new statistics from the Assn. of American Medical Colleges- nationwide, there were 258.7 active physicians per 100,000 people and in individual states, ratios range from a high of 415.5 physicians per 100,000 people in Massachusetts to a low of 176.4 per 100,000 in Mississippi.<\/p>\n

In this scenario medical school, hospitals, medical societies and state legislatures are increasingly taking a practical approach to retain the physicians and doctors-in-training in their state. According to a report by AAMC Center for Workforce Studies on average:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
39% of U.S. physicians practice<\/td>\n\u00a0State where they went to medical school<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48% of U.S. physicians practice<\/td>\n\u00a0State where they completed graduate medical education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Methods adopted by states to retain physicians<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

AAMC projections depict that physician shortages nationwide are projected to reach 62,900 doctors by 2015 and 91,500 by 2020 and several states to retain physicians have:<\/p>\n