2023 Georgia medical school graduate survey report.

Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce 2023 Georgia Medical School Graduate Survey
2023 Georgia Medical School Graduate Survey Report
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Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce 2023 Georgia Medical School Graduate Survey
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Table 1: Number of Responses by Medical School ........................................................................................................ 4
Methodology............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Key Findings from the 2023 Survey ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Demographics........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Intended Practice Location After Residency ................................................................................................................. 6 Specialty............................................................................................................................................................... 6 Choice of and Match to Georgia Residency Programs .................................................................................................... 6 Table 2: Gender Distribution by Medical School ........................................................................................................... 7 Table 3: Average Age by Medical School..................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 1: Aggregated Age Distribution ....................................................................................................................... 9 Table 4: Citizenship Status..................................................................................................................................... 10 Table 5: Race/Ethnicity by Medical School ................................................................................................................ 11 Figure 2: Race/Ethnicity by Medical School ............................................................................................................... 12 Table 6: Hispanic Ethnicity by Medical School............................................................................................................ 13 Table 7: Specialty Matched to in Post Graduate Year 1 ............................................................................................... 14 Table 8: Intended Career Specialty ......................................................................................................................... 14 Table 9: Factors Important in Determining Specialty .................................................................................................. 15 Figure 3: Strength of Factors' Influence Upon Choice of Specialty................................................................................. 16 Other Factors Important in Determining Specialty...................................................................................................... 17 Table 10: Successfully Matched to GME Program ....................................................................................................... 18 Table 11: In-State (Georgia) or Out-of-State Match ................................................................................................... 19 Figure 4: Percentage of Total In-State Matches by Medical School ................................................................................ 20 Figure 5: Matched to GME Program & Match to First-Choice Program ............................................................................ 21
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Table 12: Any Georgia GME Programs in Top Three Choices ........................................................................................ 22 Table 13: Number of Georgia GME Programs in Top Three Choices by Medical School ...................................................... 23 Figure 6: Georgia GME Programs in Respondents' Top 3 Choices in Match...................................................................... 24 Table 14: Georgia GME Programs in Top Three Choices .............................................................................................. 25 Figure 7: Top 3 Reasons for Leaving Georgia ............................................................................................................ 25 Other Factors Important to Leaving Georgia for Residency .......................................................................................... 27 Table 15: Overall Perception of Georgia's Residency Training Programs in Respondent's Specialty ..................................... 28 Figure 8: Overall Perception of Georgia's Residency Training Programs in Respondent's Specialty ...................................... 29 Table 16: Factors Important in Choosing Residency Program ....................................................................................... 30 Figure 9: Strength of Factors' Influence Upon Choice of Residency Program ................................................................... 31 Table 17: Intent to Practice in an Underserved Area and Type of Underserved Area by Medical School ............................... 32 Figure 10: Plan to Practice in Underserved Area & Type of Underserved Area ................................................................. 33 Map: Other States Where Georgia Medical School Graduates Plan to Practice Following Residency ..................................... 34 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................................................... 35
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Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce 2023 Georgia Medical School Graduate Survey

Executive Summary
The Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (GBHCW) has conducted an annual survey of graduating medical students from each of Georgia's medical schools since 2008. The purpose of this survey is to inform policy makers, medical school administrators, graduate medical education administrators, and other government and non-government agencies about the medical school pipeline. Also, it serves to give insight on why medical students chose a specialty and residency site and how many intend to ultimately practice in Georgia when their training is complete. The data in this report are aggregated from responses collected from each of Georgia's five medical schools. The medical schools that contributed to this year's report are as follows:

Table 1: Number of Responses by Medical School

Medical School

Total Graduates Survey Completion

Entering GME Completions

Rate

Emory University School of Medicine

130

7

5.3%

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

215

48

22.3%

Mercer University School of Medicine

136

107

78.7%

Morehouse School of Medicine

92

59

64.1%

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia

161

46

28.6%

Total

734

267

36.4%

This year's MSG survey had fewer responses than in 2022. In 2022, the MSG survey had 500 completions, or 73.3% of medical school graduates.

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Methodology
This year, the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (GBHCW) updated its data collection system in an effort to streamline the analysis process. We created an online form and sent the link to the state's five medical schools' program directors via email. The GBHCW data team then sends weekly reminders and status update emails to each school until the completion deadline of May 31st. Analyses presented here were conducted using Microsoft Excel.
Key Findings from the 2023 Survey
Demographics More people identifying as male than female completed the MSG survey; 50.6% of survey completers are male. The medical school with the highest percentage of female respondents is Emory (71.4%), while the school with the lowest percentage of female respondents is Mercer (47.2%). The average age of all respondents is 27.8 years old. The youngest respondent is 23 years old, while the oldest respondent is 44. PCOM-GA has the oldest average age of respondents at 28.7 years old, compared to MCG whose average age of respondents is 27.0 years old. A comparable percentage of respondents this year identified as U.S. citizens as last year (98.2% of respondents last year versus 98.5% this year). Four respondents identified as permanent residents. In 2023, 53.3% of respondents identify as white. This is slightly lower than that percentage last year (54.5%). Overall, 46.7% of respondents identified as a non-white race/ethnicity (21.8% Black/African American; 16.9% Asian/Pacific Islander; 3.4% multirace; and 2.6% "other"). Morehouse School of Medicine has the highest percentage of respondents identifying as non-white (84.4%) while the school with the lowest percentage of non-white respondents is Emory (14.3%). Overall, 9.1% of respondents identify as Hispanic. Emory has the highest percentage of respondents (14.3%) who identify as Hispanic, while Mercer has the lowest percentage of respondents (6.5%) who identify as Hispanic.
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Intended Practice Location After Residency 75.6% of respondents intend to locate their practice in an underserved area. The school with the highest rate of respondents planning to locate in an underserved area is Morehouse (91.5%); the school with the lowest percentage is MCG (54.5%) Of those who plan to locate their practice in an underserved area, 38.5% plan to practice in an inner-city community. The remaining 37.0% of respondents plan to locate in a rural community. 136 respondents answered that Georgia is the likely state for their practice after residency. Of those, 60.2% listed Atlanta as the likely city. Overall, 134 respondents (50.0%) plan to practice in a primary care core/specialty in an underserved location in Georgia.
Specialty
170 respondents (64.6%) intend to practice in a primary care/core specialty after training. Mercer University's respondents were most likely to say they intend to practice in a primary care/core specialty (70.0%), while MCG's respondents were least likely (55.3%).
Choice of and Match to Georgia Residency Programs
50.2% of respondents listed a Georgia residency program among their top three choices during the Match. This is higher than last year's percentage (48.3%).
Respondents from PCOM-GA are those least likely to have a Georgia GME program among their top three choices during the Match (42.2%). Respondents from MCG are the most likely to have a Georgia GME program in their top three choices (60.4%).
33.0% of respondents who responded that they had a Georgia GME program among their top three choices in the Match listed two or three Georgia GME programs.
The three most popular Georgia GME programs ranked by survey respondents are Houston Medical Center (42 selections), Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (18), and Memorial Health University Medical Center (14).
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Table 2: Gender Distribution by Medical School

Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine

Female

Male

Total

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

5

71.4%

2

28.6%

7

100.0%

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

25

52.1%

23

47.9%

48

100.0%

Mercer University School of Medicine

50

47.2%

56

52.8%

106

100.0%

Morehouse School of Medicine

28

48.3%

30

51.7%

58

100.0%

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia

23

50.0%

23

50.0%

46

100.0%

Total

131

49.4% 134 50.6%

265

100.0%

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Table 3: Average Age by Medical School

Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Mercer University School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia
Total Respondents Total (Percentage)

Age Grouping

23-29
6 44 89 43 32
214 82.0%

30-34
0 4 14 10 9
39 14.2%

35-39
1 0 2 3 2
8 3.1%

40
0 0 1 0 1
2 0.8%

Average Age*
28.4 27.0 27.5 28.5 28.7
27.8

Note: 4 respondents did not answer the age question. *Averages and total percentages are calculated from the total valid responses (263).

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Figure 1: Aggregated Age Distribution
Aggregated Age Distribution
70 62 61
60

50

Frequency

40

31

30

29

25

20

11

11

10 5
1

5

6

4

3

2

0

1

2

0

1

0

0

1

0

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44

Age

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Table 4: Citizenship Status

Citizenship Status
Citizen (Naturalized or Native-Born) Permanent Resident Other
Total

Number
262 4 0
266

Percent
98.5% 1.5% 0.0%
100.0%

Note: 1 respondent did not answer this question. Percentages are calculated from the total valid responses (266).

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Table 5: Race/Ethnicity by Medical School

Medical School

White

Asian

Black

Multi-Race

Other

Total

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Emory University School of Medicine
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Mercer University School of Medicine

6

85.7%

0

0.0%

1

14.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

7

100.0%

32 66.7%

7

14.6%

7

14.6%

1

2.1%

1

2.1%

48

100.0%

82 76.6% 14 13.1%

4

3.7%

3

2.8%

4

3.7% 107 100.0%

Morehouse School of Medicine

6

10.3%

9

15.5% 39 67.2%

3

5.2%

1

1.7%

58

100.0%

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia

21 45.7% 15 32.6% 58 15.2%

2

4.3%

1

2.2%

46

100.0%

Total

147 53.3% 45 16.9% 76 21.8% 9 3.4% 7 2.6% 266 100.0%

Note: 1 respondent did not answer this question. Percentages are calculated from the total valid responses (266).

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Figure 2: Race/Ethnicity by Medical School

Race/Ethnic Distribution
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0% Emory University School of Medicine

Medical College of Georgia

Mercer University Morehouse School of

School of Medicine

Medicine

PCOM Georgia

Native American/Alaska Native Other Multi-race Black/African American White
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Table 6: Hispanic Ethnicity by Medical School

Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine

Are you of Hispanic origin?

Yes

No

Total

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

1

14.3%

6

85.7%

7

100.0%

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

6

12.8%

41

87.2%

47

100.0%

Mercer University School of Medicine

7

6.5%

100

93.5%

107

100.0%

Morehouse School of Medicine

5

9.3%

52

96.3%

54

100.0%

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia

5

Total

24

10.9%
9.1%

41

89.1%

240 90.9%

46

100.0%

264 100.0%

Note: 3 respondents did not answer this question. Percentages are calculated from the total valid responses (264).

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Table 7: Specialty Matched to in Post Graduate Year 1

Table 8: Intended Career Specialty

PGY-1 Specialty
Internal Medicine Pediatrics Family Medicine Psychiatry OB/GYN Emergency Medicine General Surgery Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Internal Medicine/Psychiatry PGY-1 Primary Care/Core Total Transitional/Intern/Preliminary Year Anesthesiology Neurology Orthopaedic Surgery Pathology Other Specialties Non-Primary Care/Core Total

Frequency

% of Total Respondents

58

23.3%

21

8.4%

39

15.7%

14

5.6%

17

6.8%

25

10.0%

9

3.6%

5

2.0%

0

0.0%

188

75.5%

21

8.4%

14

5.6%

6

2.4%

7

2.8%

2

0.8%

11

4.4%

61

24.5%

Practice Specialty

Frequency

Internal Medicine

33

Family Medicine

44

Pediatrics

24

Psychiatry

16

Emergency Medicine

18

OB/GYN

24

General Surgery

8

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

3

Internal Medicine/Psychiatry

0

Primary Care/Core Total

170

Neurology

7

Anesthesiology

14

Orthopaedic Surgery

9

Cardiology

10

Ophthalmology

2

Radiology

8

Pathology

2

Other Specialties

41

Non-Primary Care/Core Total

93

% of Total Respondents
12.5% 16.7% 9.1% 6.1% 6.8% 9.1% 3.0% 1.1% 0.0% 64.6% 2.7% 5.3% 3.4% 3.8% 0.8% 3.0% 0.8% 15.6% 35.4%

Note: 18 respondents did not answer this question. Percentages are calculated from the total valid responses (249).

Note: 4 respondents expressed uncertainty about their intended specialty. Percentages are calculated from the 14 total valid responses (263).

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Table 9: Factors Important in Determining Specialty

Factor
Lifestyle Competitiveness of Specialty Mentor/Role Model Influence Options for Fellowship Training Future Earning Potential Length of Residency Training Family Expectations Medical Education Debt Job Flexibility

No Influence Number Percent

Strength of Factor's Influence

Minor

Moderate

Number Percent Number Percent

Strong Number Percent

Total Responses

11

4.2%

31

11.7%

93

35.2% 129 48.9%

264

93

35.0%

65

24.4%

86

32.3%

22

8.3%

266

47

17.7%

57

21.5%

62

23.4%

99

37.4%

265

50

18.9%

53 20.0.6% 67

25.3%

95

35.8%

265

43

16.2%

72

27.1% 110 41.4%

41

15.4%

266

62

23.3%

74

27.8%

88

33.1%

42

15.8%

266

146 55.1%

42

15.8%

39

14.7%

38

14.3%

265

114 43.2%

75

28.4%

49

18.6%

26

9.8%

264

19

7.2%

34

12.9% 102 38.6% 109 41.3%

264

Note: Percentages are calculated from the total valid responses (Total Responses column) for each factor.

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Figure 3: Strength of Factors' Influence Upon Choice of Specialty

100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

48.9%
35.2% 11.7% 4.2%

Strength of Factors' Influence upon Choice of Specialty

8.3% 32.3% 24.4% 35.0%

37.4%
23.4% 21.5% 17.7%

35.8%
25.3% 20.0% 18.9%

15.4% 41.4% 27.1% 16.2%

15.8% 33.1% 27.8% 23.3%

14.3% 14.7% 15.8%
55.1%

9.8% 18.6% 28.4%
43.2%

41.3%
38.6% 12.9% 7.2%

Strong Influence Moderate Influence Minor Influence No Influence

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Other Factors Important in Determining Specialty Thirty-four respondents answered the open-ended question citing other factors for choosing their specialty. Six factors emerged as important considerations when choosing their specialties and are described below:
Personal enjoyment and interest (15 respondents): Respondents mentioned "passion," "interest," "enjoyment," and "fulfilment" when stating how they felt about the content and subject matter of their specialty.
Other (8): Respondents mentioned factors like opportunities for their partners, proximity to family, and lifestyle the specialty affords.
Colleagues, patients, and culture (3): Respondents mentioned enjoying working with patients in the specialty and the "collective culture" of the specialty and faculty.
Opportunities offered by the specialty (3): These respondents mentioned specific clinical and professional opportunities available within the specialty, such as being able to work in clinic and administration simultaneously.
Prior experiences (3): These respondents mentioned a prior history or exposure to the specialty, both as a patient or as a student.
Making a difference for patients (2): Two respondents mentioned "providing relief" and "increased quality of life" to patients.
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Table 10: Successfully Matched to GME Program

Medical School

Yes

No

Total

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Emory University School of Medicine

7

100.0%

0

0.0%

7

100.0%

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

47

97.9%

1

2.1%

48

100.0%

Mercer University School of Medicine

99

92.5%

8

7.5%

107

100.0%

Morehouse School of Medicine

55

93.2%

4

6.8%

59

100.0%

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia

43

93.5%

3

6.5%

46

100.0%

Total

251

94.0%

16

6.0%

267

100.0%

Note: All respondents answered this question. Percentages are calculated from the total valid responses for each school.

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Table 11: In-State (Georgia) or Out-of-State Match

Medical School Emory University School of Medicine

Location of Matched Program

Georgia

Out-of-State

Number Percent Number Percent

3

42.9%

4

57.1%

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

10

21.3%

37

78.1%

Mercer University School of Medicine

42

42.4%

57

57.6%

Morehouse School of Medicine

18

37.7%

37

67.3%

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia

14

32.6%

29

67.4%

Total

Number 7 47 99 55 43

Percent 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Total

87

34.7%

164

65.3%

251

100.0%

Note: 16 respondents did not answer this question. Percentages are calculated from the total valid responses for each school.

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Figure 4: Percentage of Total In-State Matches by Medical School
Location of GME Match & Breakdown of In-State Matched Students by Medical School

Out of State 65.3%

In State 34.7%

Morehouse School of

Medicine

Mercer University

7.2%

School of Medicine

16.7%

PCOM Georgia
5.6%

Emory University School of Medicine Medical College of Georgia 1.2% 4.0%
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Figure 5: Matched to GME Program & Match to First-Choice Program

Match to GME Program & Match to First Choice Program

Matched to a GME Program

Matched to First Choice Program

No 6.1%

Yes 93.9%

First Choice 47.7%
Not First Choice 46.2%

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Table 12: Any Georgia GME Programs in Top Three Choices

Medical School Emory University School of Medicine Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Mercer University School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia
Total

No Number Percent

4

57.1%

Yes Number Percent

3

42.9%

Total Number Percent

7

100.0%

19

39.6%

29

60.4%

48

100.0%

55

51.9%

51

48.1%

106

100.0%

28

47.5%

31

52.5%

59

100.0%

26

57.8%

19

42.2%

45

100.0%

132

49.8%

133

50.2%

265

100.0%

Note: 2 respondents did not answer this question. Percentages are calculated from the total valid responses (265).

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Table 13: Number of Georgia GME Programs in Top Three Choices by Medical School

Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Mercer University School of Medicine

One Number Percent

Two Number Percent

Three

Total

Number

Percen t

Number

Percent

4

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

4

100.0%

14

77.8%

4

22.2%

0

0.0%

18

100.0%

38

73.1%

9

17.3%

5

9.6%

52

100.0%

Morehouse School of Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia
Total

16

57.1%

7

25.0%

3

17.9% 28

100.0%

13

52.0%

9

36.0%

3

12.0% 25

100.0%

85

66.9%

28 22.8%

13 10.2% 127 100.0%

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Figure 6: Georgia GME Programs in Respondents' Top 3 Choices in Match
How Many Georgia GME Programs were in Your Top 3 Choices?

3 10.2%

2 22.8%

1 66.9%

Note: 132 respondents (49.4% of the total respondents) said a Georgia GME program was in their top 3 choices during the Match. The graphic above displays the percentages of the 127 respondents answering the question who had 1, 2, or 3 Georgia programs in their top 3 choices.
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Table 14: Georgia GME Programs in Top Three Choices

Georgia GME Program
Houston Medical Center (Warner Robins) Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (Albany) Memorial Health University Medical Center (Savannah) WellStar Health System Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta) Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center (Athens) Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown (Columbus) Redmond Regional Medical Center (Rome) Floyd Medical Center (Rome) South Georgia Medical Research (Moultrie) WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center (Marietta) Piedmont Macon Medical Center (Macon) AU/UGA Medical Partnership-St Mary's Healthcare (Athens) Morehouse School of Medicine (Atlanta) Coliseum Medical Center (Macon) WellStar Atlanta Medical Center (Atlanta)* Colquitt Regional Medical Centre (Moultrie) MCG AU-Memorial Satilla Health (Waycross) Gwinnett Medical Center (Lawrenceville) Navicent Health-Central Ga (Macon) Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Gainesville)

Number of Respondents
42 18 14 13 13 12 11 11 8 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Percentage of Total Survey Respondents (267) Having this Program in their Top Three Choices
15.7% 6.7% 5.2% 4.9% 4.9% 4.5% 4.1% 4.1% 3.0% 1.5% 1.5% 1,1% 1.1% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%

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Figure 7: Top 3 Reasons for Leaving Georgia

Top 3 Reasons for Leaving Georgia for Residency

2.7% 2.3%
4.5%
5.3%

Preferred a highly reputable program out of state in specialty area
Family reasons

14.8% 15.2%

39.8%

Quality of Georgia residency programs
Desire to stay in Georgia but did not match to a Georgia program
Higher resident salary

15.5%

Specialty not offered in Georgia
Lack of residencies with osteopathic recognition

Note: 90 respondents planning to stay in Georgia did not answer this question. Percentages are calculated from the total valid responses (264). Respondents could choose up to 3 reasons.
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Other Factors Important to Leaving Georgia for Residency One hundred and fifteen respondents gave an open-ended answer on other factors that influenced their choice to leave Georgia for residency. Note: some responses to this question included indicators of multiple factors.
Match (42 respondents): These comments indicated a practical concern related to the matching and interview process that prohibited respondents' ability to stay in Georgia for residency training. Many respondents indicated that they would have preferred to stay in Georgia but were not selected for interviews at Georgia programs. Some also stated that their desired specialty did not have programs available in Georgia.
Program Factors (29): These comments express positive aspects of an out of state program. Examples include having in-house fellowships, opportunities for medical mission trips, and feeling cared for by program staff.
Leave Georgia (16): Many of these comments indicated a desire to return to Georgia after training. Some of the respondents want to have new experiences and grow outside of Georgia since they have lived in the state for their entire lives.
Other (12): Four respondents wrote factors such as wanting to leave Georgia for unspecified reasons and proximity to family. Political and identity issues (11): These comments alluded to negative views of Georgia's political and social climate and laws,
especially the full spectrum of practice. In addition, some wanted to be able to serve certain patient populations and experience greater diversity and inclusion. Lifestyle (5): Respondents wrote factors relating to lifestyle that influenced their decision, such as desire to live near a beach, desire to live in a certain city, lower cost of living, and traffic.
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Table 15: Overall Perception of Georgia's Residency Training Programs in Respondent's Specialty

Rating

Description

1

Georgia programs are among the lowest quality

2

Many other states' programs are better quality

3

Georgia programs are about average

4

Georgia programs are better than many states' programs

5

Georgia programs are among the highest quality

Total Responses

Count
2 33 142 66 17 260

Percent
0.8% 12.7% 54.6% 25.4% 6.5% 100.0%

Note: 7 respondents did not answer this question. Percentages are calculated from the total valid responses (260). The median rating is 3.2.

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Figure 8: Overall Perception of Georgia's Residency Training Programs in Respondent's Specialty

Overall Perception of Georgia's Residency Programs in Respondent's Specialty

60.0%

54.6%

50.0%

40.0%

30.0%

20.0% 10.0%

12.7%

0.8%

0.0%

1

2

3

25.4%

6.5%

4

5

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Table 16: Factors Important in Choosing Residency Program

Factor Family

No Influence Number Percent

Strength of Factor's Influence

Minor

Moderate

Number Percent Number Percent

Strong Number Percent

Total Responses

63

24.5%

32

12.5%

73

28.4%

89

34.6%

257

Location

55

21.7%

51

20.1%

69

27.2%

84

33.1%

254

Reputation of Residency Program 17

6.5%

44

16.9%

89

34.1% 111 42.5%

261

Fellowship Opportunities

28

10.8%

46

17.7% 115 44.2%

71

27.3%

260

Availability of Residency Positions in Desired Specialty

36

13.8%

50

19.2%

76

29.1%

99

37.9%

261

Resident Salary

87

33.7%

79

30.6%

76

29.5%

16

6.2%

258

Flexibility of Program

9

3.4%

32

12.5%

73

28.4%

89

34.6%

261

Note: Percentages are calculated from the total valid responses (Total Responses column) for each factor.

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Figure 9: Strength of Factors' Influence Upon Choice of Residency Program

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

34.6%
28.4% 12.5% 24.5% Family

Strength of Factors' Influence Upon Choice of Residency Program
6.2%

32.4%

42.5%

27.3%

37.9%

29.5%

61.7%

26.6%

34.1%

44.2%

29.1%

30.6%

19.7% 21.2% Location

16.9%

17.7%

19.2%

33.7%

6.5%

10.8%

13.8%

Reputation of residency program

Fellowship opportunities

Availability of Resident salary residency programs in desired specialty

29.1%
5.7% 3.4% Flexibility of program

Strong Influence Moderate Influence Minor Influence No Influence
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Table 17: Intent to Practice in an Underserved Area and Type of Underserved Area by Medical School

Medical School

Intend to Practice in Underserved Area & Type of Underserved Area

Yes

No

Inner City

Percent Intending Rural Underserved Practice

Total Responses

Emory University School of Medicine

1

5

1

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

20

16

8

Mercer University School of Medicine

23

22

61

Morehouse School of Medicine

5

45

9

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia 15

13

18

Total

64 101 97

Total (Percentage)

24.4% 38.5% 37.0%

85.7% 54.5% 78.3% 91.5% 67.4%
75.6%

7 44 106 59 46
262 100.0%

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Figure 10: Plan to Practice in Underserved Area & Type of Underserved Area

Plan to Practice in an Underserved Area & Type of Underserved Area

Plan to practice in an underserved area

Type of underserved area

No 24.6%

Yes 75.4%

Rural 36.9%
Inner-city 38.5%

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Map: Other States Where Georgia Medical School Graduates Plan to Practice Following Residency
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Acknowledgements
This report was produced under the direction of Chet Bhasin, Executive Director; Leanna Greenwood, MA, Data Team Supervisor; Augustine Agbontaen, MSIT, Data Analyst, and G.E. Alan Dever, MD PhD, Consultant. This document is provided to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce members on behalf of Executive Director Chet Bhasin.
Board Members:
Terri McFadden-Garden, M.D. - Chair James Barber, M.D. - Vice Chair William R. "Will" Kemp - Secretary/Treasurer Garrett Bennett, M.D. W. Scott Bohlke, M.D. Carolyn Clevenger, DNP Steven Gautney, MSHA Michael J. Groover, D.M.D. Lily Jung Henson, M.D. Indran Indrakrishnan, M.D. Amy Reeves, PA-C Antonio Rios, M.D. James Lofton Smith, Jr., M.D. Joseph L. Walker, M.D.
The Board would like to thank Georgia's medical schools for participating in the survey: Emory University School of Medicine Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Mercer University School of Medicine Morehouse University School of Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia
The 2023 Georgia Medical School Graduate Survey report can be viewed and downloaded on the internet at healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov. The Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce welcomes comments and suggestions for future editions of this report. Please send comments to leanna.greenwood@dch.ga.gov.
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