Physicians Attending Title VII–Funded Programs, Working in CHCs and Participating in the NHSC LRP, by Specialty
| Characteristic | All Specialties No. (%) | PCPs Only No. (%) | FP/GPs Only No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHC = community health center; CMS = Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; FP = family physician; GP = general practitioner; HRSA = Health Resources and Services Administration; NHSC = National Health Services Corps; LRP = Loan Repayment Program; PCPs = primary care physicians (includes FPs, GPs, general internists, and general pediatricians). | |||
| a Includes all US physicians who reported their major professional activity as “direct patient care” and who completed residency in 1970 or later. | |||
| b International and Canadian medical school graduates were excluded because they could not have been exposed to Title VII funds during medical school. | |||
| c Osteopathic physicians were excluded from residency analyses due to insufficient osteopathic residency data in the AMA Masterfile. General practitioners were excluded from residency analyses because they generally do not undergo full residency training. | |||
| d Includes all US physicians who completed residency in 1987 or later. International and Canadian medical school graduates were excluded because they are not eligible for the NHSC. | |||
| Data source: 2004 AMA Physician Masterfile and HRSA Title VII Training Program grantee database; CMS out-patient claims file, 2001, 2002, 2003; and HRSA Bureau of the Health Professions NHSC participant database. | |||
| Analysis of CHC staffinga | |||
| Total N for medical school analysisb | 412,012 | 138,197 | 58,299 |
| Attended Title VII–funded medical school | 201,186 (48.8) | 78,612 (56.9) | 36,326 (62.3) |
| Academic unit grant only | 28,363 (6.9) | 10,652 (7.7) | 4,630 (7.9) |
| Predoctoral grant only | 59,535 (14.4) | 22,167 (16.0) | 10,049 (17.2) |
| Both grants | 113,288 (27.5) | 45,793 (33.1) | 21,647 (37.1) |
| Attended non–Title VII-funded medical school | 210,826 (51.2) | 59,585 (43.1) | 21,973 (37.7) |
| Worked in CHC (2001–2003) | 9,943 (2.4) | 5,329 (3.9) | 3,208 (5.5) |
| Total N for residency analysisc | 173,656 | 59,354 | |
| Attended Title VII–funded residency | N/A | 70,529 (40.6) | 25,098 (42.3) |
| Attended non–Title VII-funded residency | N/A | 103,127 (59.4) | 32,256 (57.7) |
| Worked in CHC (2001–2003) | N/A | 6,759 (3.9) | 3,408 (5.7) |
| Analysis of NHSC LRP participationd | |||
| Total N for medical school analysis | 278,975 | 98,390 | 41,275 |
| Attended Title VII–funded medical school | 192,878 (69.1) | 73,405 (74.6) | 32,753 (79.4) |
| Academic unit grant only | 24,093 (8.6) | 8,791 (8.9) | 3,624 (8.8) |
| Predoctoral grant only | 49,134 (17.6) | 17,694 (18.0) | 7,657 (18.6) |
| Both grants | 119,651 (42.9) | 46,920 (47.7) | 21,472 (52.0) |
| Attended non–Title VII-funded medical school | 86,097 (30.9) | 24,985 (25.4) | 8,522 (20.6) |
| Participated in NHSC LRP | N/A | 2,017 (2.1) | 1,272 (3.1) |
| Total N for residency analysisc | N/A | 87,591 | 34,224 |
| Attended Title VII–funded residency | N/A | 40,738 (46.5) | 14,400 (42.1) |
| Attended non–Title VII-funded residency | N/A | 46,853 (53.5) | 19,824 (57.9) |
| Participated in NHSC LRP | N/A | 1,678 (1.9) | 997 (2.9) |