Med School determines state of practice?

[1forrest1]

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Does where you go to med school determine where you will practice? Are certain states (ie Texas) harder to practice in coming from a school outside of that state?


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[WedgeDawg]

Not really no

 

[YouEverHadOurSausages?]

The reason schools have such an in-state bias is that they want more doctors in their state, so I can't think of any state that wouldn't gladly welcome physicians trained out of state.

 

[DokterMom]

If state governments were smarter, they'd redirect funding from medical schools to subsidizing residency positions. Attract future physicians at the end of their training cycles rather than the beginning -- much cheaper and higher yield.

But given who we've been electing in Texas, there's slim chance of that... 😵

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Not really, residency location has a stronger correlation

 

[1forrest1]

i most probably would stay in my state, i was just curious as to how this worked. thanks guys!


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[jcorpsmanMD]

Does where you go to med school determine where you will practice? Are certain states (ie Texas) harder to practice in coming from a school outside of that state?


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Texas* is a country.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Texas* is a country.

If you want to practice in the United States, go to med school in the US. If you want to practice in Texas, go to med school in Texas.

 

[libertyyne]

If you want to practice in the United States, go to med school in the US. If you want to practice in Texas, go to med school in Texas.

Lol, chuckled at this.


I think there is probably a regional bias vs state bias come residency time. It could be due to preference of applicants or due to PDs having extensive exposure to the medical schools in their region vs schools far away.

 

[Med Ed]

Does where you go to med school determine where you will practice? Are certain states (ie Texas) harder to practice in coming from a school outside of that state?

About 50% of physicians practice in the vicinity of where they do residency, but this reflects personal choices. The old adage (which I have found to be essentially true) is "money, lifestyle, location - pick two."

 

[sullen-burger]

About 50% of physicians practice in the vicinity of where they do residency, but this reflects personal choices. The old adage (which I have found to be essentially true) is "money, lifestyle, location - pick two."

Porque no los tres?

 

[Med Ed]

Porque no los tres?

Ciencias económicas.