Becker's Healthcare July 23, 2024
U.S. News & World Report published its annual list of best medical schools July 23, which includes rankings of schools with the most graduates practicing in rural areas and health professional shortage areas.
To compile the two rankings, U.S. News calculated the percentage of 2015-17 medical and osteopathic medical school graduates practicing in these areas. The publication used data from the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Robert Graham Center for its analysis. The figures only cover physicians practicing in direct patient care whose residential status was known as of 2023.
To identify health professional shortage areas, U.S. News used data from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The analysis includes both geographic- and population-based health professional shortage areas. Learn...