Number of medical schools by states

[nurture]

I have also posted this in the Allo forum.

Looks like these are the states with the greatest number of medical schools (both MD and DO) in decreasing order.

Have I missed any or made errors?

New York - 15
California - 11
Florida - 9
Pennsylvania - 9
Texas - 9
Illinois - 8
Ohio - 7
Missouri - 6
Georgia - 5
Tennessee - 5
Virgina - 5

All other states have less than 5.

Any errors?

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[LifeTake2]

I have also posted this in the Allo forum.

Looks like these are the states with the greatest number of medical schools (both MD and DO) in decreasing order.

Have I missed any or made errors?

New York - 15
California - 11
Florida - 9
Pennsylvania - 9
Texas - 9
Illinois - 8
Ohio - 7
Missouri - 6
Georgia - 5
Tennessee - 5
Virgina - 5

All other states have less than 5.

Any errors?

Errors:

1) Cross posting is poor online behavior

2) Assuming the # of schools per state has anything relevant to do with applying to medical school

3) Assuming that anyone here is going to take the time to wiki a list of schools and count the schools just to check your work.

 

[nurture]

Errors:

Cross posting is poor online behavior

This is the first time I have visited the Osteo forum. Presumably there are many who don't ever visit the Allo forum. I posted it for the benefit of such posters. Feel free to ignore my post of course.

 

[FutureDrB]

I'm bored enough to post the link, but not bored enough to count them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_schools_in_the_United_States

 

[nurture]

Looks like I missed Michigan. Also has 5 schools.

 

[NurWollen]

Arizona is going to have five.
Current: U of A Tucson, U of A Phoenix, ATSU-SOMA, AZCOM
Future: Mayo Medical School-Scottsdale

 

[nurture]

Arizona is going to have five.
Current: U of A Tucson, U of A Phoenix, ATSU-SOMA, AZCOM
Future: Mayo Medical School-Scottsdale

Are you sure about Mayo?
Also, you can't count Tuscon and Phoenix as two schools. Do they have separate applications?

Then that way, U of Alabama alone has 4 medical schools: Birmingham & Tuscaloosa & Huntsville & Selma. Plus there's one more in Alabama. Then there are two Stanfords, one in Palo Alto and one in San Francisco. And 9 Indiana Universities.

 

[music2doc]

Are you sure about Mayo?
Also, you can't count Tuscon and Phoenix as two schools. Do they have separate applications?

Then that way, U of Alabama alone has 4 medical schools: Birmingham & Tuscaloosa & Huntsville & Selma. Plus there's one more in Alabama. Then there are two Stanfords, one in Palo Alto and one in San Francisco. And 9 Indiana Universities.

For AZ, the U of A IS 2 schools (two apps). You could also include Creighton's new campus there (M3/M4 years only -- so I guess it'd be 5 1/2 for AZ.)

 

[nurture]

So here's the updated list:

New York – 15
California – 11 + 4 coming up
Texas – 9 + 1 coming up
Florida – 9 + 1 coming up
Pennsylvania – 9 + 1 coming up
Illinois - 8
Ohio - 7
Missouri - 6
Michigan - 5 +2 coming up
Georgia - 5
Tennessee – 5 + 1 coming up
Virgina - 5
Arizona - 5

 

[Iliketoytles]

What's the point of all this... lol.

 

[FutureDrB]

What's the point of all this... lol.

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[nurture]

What's the point of all this... lol.

It's complicated - if you must know, basically I am trying to find clean variables - and accurate values - for an econometric equation using multiple probit that estimates acceptance probability into medical school. Just please let people answer my questions.

 

[FutureDrB]

It's complicated - if you must know, basically I am trying to find clean variables - and accurate values - for an econometric equation using multiple probit that estimates acceptance probability into medical school. Just please let people answer my questions.

Blavin!!

Haha, I'm just giving you a hard time. Good luck with your project. Had to do many of these back in the day for my stats minor.

 

[ParacrineAgent]

I have also posted this in the Allo forum.

Looks like these are the states with the greatest number of medical schools (both MD and DO) in decreasing order.

Have I missed any or made errors?

New York - 15
California - 11
Florida - 9
Pennsylvania - 9
Texas - 9
Illinois - 8
Ohio - 7
Missouri - 6
Georgia - 5
Tennessee - 5
Virgina - 5

All other states have less than 5.

Any errors?

Found and error. "All other states have fewer than 5."

 

[MT Headed]

If your statistics are aimed at who can apply in-state, then you should list both Montana and Wyoming as 20 since we can apply in-state via the WICHE and WWAMI programs to MD schools. I think the WICHE program lets us apply in-state to a few DO schools as well.

 

[nurture]

If your statistics are aimed at who can apply in-state, then you should list both Montana and Wyoming as 20 since we can apply in-state via the WICHE and WWAMI programs to MD schools. I think the WICHE program lets us apply in-state to a few DO schools as well.

I know econometrics and statistical analysis but I am totally unfamiliar with what you are saying. You need to expand on that remembering I know nothing about what you're saying. That will be very helpful.

Why 20, why not 19 or 21?
Why only Montana and Wyoming? Why not Alaska?

 

[nurture]

And if what you say is accurate, why don't more students from Montana and Wyoming get into medical schools?

 

[MT Headed]

I know econometrics and statistical analysis but I am totally unfamiliar with what you are saying. You need to expand on that remembering I know nothing about what you're saying. That will be very helpful.

Why 20, why not 19 or 21?
Why only Montana and Wyoming? Why not Alaska?

You can read about the WICHE MD program here http://www.wiche.edu/psep/medi
You can read about the WICHE DO program here http://www.wiche.edu/psep/osteo
You can read about the WWAMI program here http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/WWAMI/Pages/default.aspx

WWAMI is a unique program specific to the University of Washington (MD). For WICHE the number of schools is on a state by state basis soley dictated by the agreements that western states have with each other. Montana has a pharmacy school and a physical therapy school, and might use that to trade for consideration at MD or DO schools in other states that have MD or DO but no pharm or PT schools.

I have no idea why Alaska students are not considered for WICHE medical programs. Perhaps they didn't have enough to trade? I also find it odd that Arizona students can participate in WICHE DO, even though they have a DO school of their own. WICHE is generally used to "fill in the gaps" when a western state has no school of its own.

 

[MT Headed]

And if what you say is accurate, why don't more students from Montana and Wyoming get into medical schools?

Because a lot of the medical schools are in California where even the Californians have almost a zero chance of getting in. In-state consideration bumps your odds up to only ~30% at each of the non-California schools.

I'm sure Texas is going to be at the top of your list. Lots of school slots per number of applicants, large percentage of in-state students accepted. Living in Texas is like winning the medical school lottery.

You aren't the first person to try to run statistics on this data. The results, as seen from state of residency of applicant, always seem to be:

TX >>> NY,PA (lots of instate choices) > MT,WY (WICHE/WWAMI) > the other 44 states >>> CA (too many damn applicants)

 

[nurture]

You can read about the WICHE MD program here http://www.wiche.edu/psep/medi
You can read about the WICHE DO program here http://www.wiche.edu/psep/osteo
You can read about the WWAMI program here http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/WWAMI/Pages/default.aspx

WWAMI is a unique program specific to the University of Washington (MD). For WICHE the number of schools is on a state by state basis soley dictated by the agreements that western states have with each other. Montana has a pharmacy school and a physical therapy school, and might use that to trade for consideration at MD or DO schools in other states that have MD or DO but no pharm or PT schools.

I have no idea why Alaska students are not considered for WICHE medical programs. Perhaps they didn't have enough to trade? I also find it odd that Arizona students can participate in WICHE DO, even though they have a DO school of their own. WICHE is generally used to "fill in the gaps" when a western state has no school of its own.

Thank you - this is very helpful!

 

[nurture]

You aren't the first person to try to run statistics on this data. The results, as seen from state of residency of applicant, always seem to be:

TX >>> NY,PA (lots of instate choices) > MT,WY (WICHE/WWAMI) > the other 44 states >>> CA (too many damn applicants)

An initial econometric analysis and casual examination of data actually tells me that

Puerto Rico >>> WV/AR/NE/AL/KY/LA/MS/DE
> NY/PA/TX/OH > CA > all other states.

Which seems to go against the conventional wisdom. Of course, we'll have to see what the final econometric model says!