{"id":11392,"date":"2012-10-08T13:02:36","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T19:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=11392"},"modified":"2012-10-08T13:02:36","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T19:02:36","slug":"comparing-doctor-shortages-in-small-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/10\/08\/comparing-doctor-shortages-in-small-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Doctor Shortages In Small States"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emilie Ritter Saunders \/ StateImpact<\/p>

Among states with fewer than 2 million people, Idaho has the least amount of doctors per capita.<\/p><\/div>\n

Just because a state doesn’t have its own medical school, doesn’t mean it will have a higher proportion of doctors\u00a0than states with med schools.<\/p>\n

Take a look at this table showing states with populations of less than 2 million people.\u00a0 Fewer than half of these 14 states don’t have their own med school (although some, like Idaho, are part of an agreement<\/a> to educate doctors through the University of Washington and University of Utah).<\/p>\n

[spreadsheet key=”0AiLU6Cs5LWZIdFU0dDVyNWZyWTVTNURpZzg0Q3dScWc” source=”Idaho Board of Education Report | Association of American Medical Colleges” sheet=0 filter=0 paginate=0 sortable=0]<\/p>\n

*States that send students to the University of Washington through the WWAMI program<\/em><\/p>\n

Idaho is facing a shortage of physicians of all types, particularly general practitioners, and the state isn’t alone.\u00a0 Idaho has fewer doctors per capita<\/a>\u00a0than every state in the U.S. except Mississippi.\u00a0 And as Idaho’s physician workforce ages, that crunch will be exacerbated.<\/p>\n

As the table above shows, Idaho doesn’t have its own medical school.\u00a0 Instead, it offers 28 seats per year<\/a> for the cost of in-state tuition at the University of Washington and the University of Utah medical schools.<\/p>\n

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