The geography of graduate medical education: Imbalances signal need for new distribution policies

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1914-1921

  Mullan, Fitzhugh ^a   Chen, Candice ^a   Steinmetz, Erika ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNDING; GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION; STATE/LOCAL ISSUES; WORKFORCE ISSUES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICARE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PUBLIC POLICY; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888101205     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0545     Document Type: Article

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