Best and Worst Places to Practice Medicine

[drusso]

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The best, worst cities for physicians to practice​

Medscape’s “Best and Worst Cities to Practice Medicine,” published Feb. 17, highlights 10 cities it considers the best places for physicians to practice and five it considers the worst.

The rankings are based on five key factors: colleague density, administrative culture, management feedback loops, support for family ecosystems and opportunities for a mental reset.

Here are the 10 best states to practice medicine:

• Omaha, Neb.
• Houston
• Madison, Wis.
• Sioux Falls, S.D.
• Boise, Idaho
• Charlotte, N.C.
• Boston
• Minneapolis-St. Paul
• Atlanta
• Salt Lake City

The five worst states to practice medicine:

• Providence, R.I.
• San Antonio, Texas
• Washington, D.C.
• Baltimore
• New York City

 

[mille125]

It's obvious that these are cities and not states. It is interesting that San Antonio is on the worse list. I wouldn't think that any place in Texas would be on the worseclist comparatively speaking. There is extensive tort reform, low cost, low taxes, and a high amount of people moving in meaning more new patients coming in. Between Houston and San Antonio I would personally puck SA.

Makes me question the whole list

 

[Dr. Ice]

New Jersey should def be on the worst list

 

[cowboydoc]

It's obvious that these are cities and not states. It is interesting that San Antonio is on the worse list. I wouldn't think that any place in Texas would be on the worseclist comparatively speaking. There is extensive tort reform, low cost, low taxes, and a high amount of people moving in meaning more new patients coming in. Between Houston and San Antonio I would personally puck SA.

Makes me question the whole list

Spot on.

 

[nvrsumr]

Boston is a tough place to set up a shop imho

 

[SSdoc33]

 

[clubdeac]

It's obvious that these are cities and not states. It is interesting that San Antonio is on the worse list. I wouldn't think that any place in Texas would be on the worseclist comparatively speaking. There is extensive tort reform, low cost, low taxes, and a high amount of people moving in meaning more new patients coming in. Between Houston and San Antonio I would personally puck SA.

Makes me question the whole list

You're correct. That's what a conservative, republican run state will get ya.. Take note my friend

 

[MitchLevi]

Georgia is a good state

 

[callmeanesthesia]

You're correct. That's what a conservative, republican run state will get ya.. Take note my friend

Why does everything have to be a Republican/Democrat issue with you? Florida is known as a malpractice hellhole.

 

[anonperson]

It's obvious that these are cities and not states. It is interesting that San Antonio is on the worse list. I wouldn't think that any place in Texas would be on the worseclist comparatively speaking. There is extensive tort reform, low cost, low taxes, and a high amount of people moving in meaning more new patients coming in. Between Houston and San Antonio I would personally puck SA.

Makes me question the whole list

 

[Status Sciaticus]

It's obvious that these are cities and not states. It is interesting that San Antonio is on the worse list. I wouldn't think that any place in Texas would be on the worseclist comparatively speaking. There is extensive tort reform, low cost, low taxes, and a high amount of people moving in meaning more new patients coming in. Between Houston and San Antonio I would personally puck SA.

Makes me question the whole list

Spot on.

San Antonio is a sleepy city and boring AF. I'd personally pick Houston and Dallas. People say that its more saturated with pain docs, but theres also 8-9 million people in each metroplex vs SA metro has 2.7 million, so theres enough patients to go around.

 

[clubdeac]

Why does everything have to be a Republican/Democrat issue with you? Florida is known as a malpractice hellhole.

I just find it ironic that a man who seems to fall squarely on the left side of every political debate praises and understands the benefits of conservative right leaning policies. And I'd take FL over CA any day. Higher take home pay = earlier retirement.

 

[bubaghanush]

I just find it ironic that a man who seems to fall squarely on the left side of every political debate praises and understands the benefits of conservative right leaning policies. And I'd take FL over CA any day. Higher take home pay = earlier retirement.

How about Mississippi?

 

[cowboydoc]

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Aw, man! I was living there when he dropped this line along with some “dirty little river” comments about the riverwalk. This got lots of play locally. Few years before “cancel culture,” luckily for Chuck.

I’d go back in a heartbeat.

 

[SSdoc33]

You're correct. That's what a conservative, republican run state will get ya.. Take note my friend

You mean all the sh$tty states with low q.o.l. By every metric including literacy, infant mortality, poverty, crime, and obesity rates?

Yes, that’s what a conservative republican state will get you.

 

[SSdoc33]

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So, is that a good thing or bad thing, Charles? Could be either if I read him
Correctly

 

[mille125]

You're correct. That's what a conservative, republican run state will get ya.. Take note my friend

Texas is a good practice state but it has little to do with a conservative Republican govt.

The main reason is comprehensive tort reform. Republican controlled states without this are not good practice states.

Distant 2nd and third are low taxes and increased populations.

 

[mille125]

Y

You mean all the sh$tty states with low q.o.l. By every metric including literacy, infant mortality, poverty, crime, and obesity rates?

Yes, that’s what a conservative republican state will get you.

Yes...Texas is good place for docs but it rates 47th in nation for schools and has high uninsured rates.

 

[Ducttape]

so as always you need to read the article to understand the ranking.

otherwise, it is click bait.

5 criteria
1. colleague density
2. administrative culture
3. management feedback loop (ie getting a seat at the budgetary table)
4. family ecosystems
5. social off-switch infrastructure (ie proximity to things to do to reset mentally)

of note, the cities were not ranked in order, and drusso listed them in the order opposite of what is written in the article.

ie Salt lake city was discussed first, then Atlanta, then Minnapolis-St. Paul, Boston , then Charlotte, etc.

likewise with the worst cities. NYC was listed first, then Baltimore, then Washington DC.


for those who are always arguing politics - it should be noted that Salt Lake City, Souix Falls and Omaha are considered purple politically, and the rest are blue cities, even if the states are red.

 

[mille125]

I read the article and looked at the criteria and I disagree with their findings. I know several of the cities but know Houston and San Antonio. Houston may be slightly more desirable for some compared to San Antonio but it is definitely not that much better (top 10 vs bottom 5) for ALL cities no matter what criteria is used.

Your point about them being blue states or blue cities in red states is accurate and not surprising. Most cities in the US are "blue"