Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the U.S.

A source for statistical data about Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathy supply in the United States. It provides data on trends, characteristics and distribution of more than 941,000 physicians. It includes physician demographics for age, sex, and major professional activity, specialty and race.

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This new edition of the "Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the U.S." is the most accurate and complete source for statistical data about Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathy supply in the United States. It provides extensive data on trends, characteristics and distribution of more than 941,000 physicians. An all-inclusive chapter also contains valuable information on more than 61,000 DOs. Section one includes physician demographics for age, sex, and major professional activity, specialty and race; Section two includes geographical distribution by state, age, sex and major professional activity; Section three covers Specialty data for the nation, states, census regions, metropolitan statistical areas and counties; Section four covers data for primary care including the activity, age, sex, board certification, school and year of graduation, IMG state of location, and metro area; and Section five features trend data for specialty, major professional activity, age, and sex. It includes physician/population ratios for selected years. All data comes straight from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile, which obtains data from primary sources only.
Primary sources include medical schools, hospitals, medical societies, the National Board of Medical Examiners, state licensing agencies, and many others. The stringent verification process is unique and one of the most thorough in the industry. A new feature added this year is the addition of International Medical Graduates.