New Jersey Physician Workforce Profile
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State Population:
8,938,175
Total Female Physicians:
9,045
Population ≤ age 21
2,462,042
Total Medical or Osteopathic Students:
2,177
31
Total Active Physicians:
25,930
Total Residents:
2,875
Primary Care Physicians: 8,569
For additional data, including maps and tables, please see the 2015 State Physician Workforce Data Book online at www.aamc.org/2015statedatabook
NJ
NJ Rank
State Median
Physician
Supply
Undergraduate
Medical
Education
(UME)
Graduate
Medical
Education
(GME)
Retention
Active Physicians per 100,000 Population, 2014
290.1
12
251.0
Total Active Patient Care Physicians per 100,000 Population, 2014
260.4
12
225.6
Active Primary Care Physicians per 100,000 Population, 2014
95.9
17
90.4
Active Patient Care Primary Care Physicians per 100,000 Population, 2014
86.7
21
83.1
Active General Surgeons per 100,000 Population, 2014
7.7
28
7.8
Active Patient Care General Surgeons per 100,000 Population, 2014
6.8
31
7.1
Percentage of Active Physicians Who Are Female, 2014
35.0%
15
32.4%
Percent of Active Physicians Who Are International Medical Graduates (IMGs), 2014
38.4%
1
18.7%
Percentage of Active Physicians Who Are Age 60 or Older, 2014
32.7%
3
28.5%
M.D. and D.O. Student Enrollment per 100,000 Population, AY 2014-2015
24.4
37
30.4
Student Enrollment at Public M.D. and D.O. Schools per 100,000 Population, AY 2014-2015
24.4
15
21.4
Percentage Change in Student Enrollment at M.D. and D.O. Schools, 2004-2014
25.3%
22
20.8%
Percentage of M.D. Students Matriculating In-State, AY 2014-2015
43.2%
35
69.2%
Total Residents/Fellows in ACGME Programs per 100,000 Population as of December 31, 2014
32.2
19
27.4
Total Residents/Fellows in Primary Care ACGME Programs per 100,000 Population as of Dec. 31, 2014
15.7
12
10.5
53.4%
2
22.2%
1.7
8
1.1
Percent Change in Residents and Fellows in ACGME-Accredited Programs, 2004-2014
14.6%
34
18.9%
Percent of Physicians Retained in State from Undergraduate Medical Education (UME), 2014
34.1%
31
38.6%
Percent of Physicians Retained in State from Public UME, 2014
34.1%
35
43.9%
Percent of Physicians Retained in State from Graduate Medical Education (GME), 2014
Percent of Physicians Retained in State from UME and GME Combined, 2014
44.6%
62.4%
25
32
44.5%
68.4%
Percentage of Residents in ACGME Programs Who Are IMGs as of December 31, 2014
Ratio of Residents and Fellows (GME) to Medical Students (UME), AY 2013-2014
State Rank: How the state ranks compared to the other 49. Rank of 1 goes to the state with the highest value for the category.
State Median: The value in the middle of the 50 states, with 25 states above the median and 25 states below (excludes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico).
Source: 2015 State Physician Workforce Data Book
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New Jersey Physician Workforce Profile
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Specialty
Total Active
Physicians
Female
People Per Physician
All Specialties
25,930
345
Allergy & Immunology
172
51,966
Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
376
23,772
Anesthesiology
1,417
6,308
Cardiovascular Disease
921
9,705
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry**
271
9,085
Critical Care Medicine
241
37,088
Dermatology
346
25,833
Emergency Medicine
887
10,077
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
266
33,602
Family Medicine/General Practice
2,021
4,423
Gastroenterology
558
16,018
General Surgery
687
13,010
Geriatric Medicine***
172
10,644
Hematology & Oncology
462
19,347
Infectious Disease
306
29,210
Internal Medicine
4,043
2,211
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
77
116,080
Interventional Cardiology
87
102,738
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
181
49,382
Nephrology
327
27,334
Neurological Surgery
126
70,938
Neurology
423
21,130
Neuroradiology
72
124,141
Obstetrics & Gynecology
1,367
6,539
Ophthalmology
602
14,847
Orthopedic Surgery
583
15,331
Otolaryngology
266
33,602
Pain Medicine & Pain Management
179
49,934
Pediatrics**
2,245
1,097
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
429
20,835
Plastic Surgery
222
40,262
Preventive Medicine
120
74,485
Psychiatry
1,148
7,786
Pulmonary Disease
232
38,527
Radiation Oncology
133
67,204
Radiology & Diagnostic Radiology
788
11,343
Rheumatology
170
52,578
Thoracic Surgery
114
78,405
Urology
344
25,983
Vascular & Interventional Radiology
71
125,890
Vascular Surgery
113
79,099
Sources: AMA Physician Masterfile (12/31/14), Population estimates as of July 1, 2014 are from the U.S. Census Bureau (Release date: December 2014)
* Counts for specialties with fewer than 10 physicians are not shown
Number
9,045
67
159
398
103
142
76
162
274
122
839
78
129
96
163
126
1,519
40
11
93
90
*
107
16
695
141
22
29
33
1,391
172
26
48
450
28
41
228
66
*
15
*
10
Age 60 or Older
Percent
Number
35.0
39.0
42.5
28.1
11.2
52.4
31.5
47.1
30.9
46.0
41.6
14.0
18.8
55.8
35.4
41.4
37.7
51.9
12.6
51.4
27.7
*
25.4
22.2
51.0
23.4
3.8
10.9
18.5
62.0
40.4
11.7
40.0
39.2
12.1
30.8
29.0
39.1
*
4.4
*
8.8
8,469
72
199
433
400
87
20
112
198
84
608
185
269
26
167
76
1,355
*
*
59
96
32
164
*
444
228
248
97
22
733
95
75
58
592
127
41
292
61
47
139
*
36
Percent
32.7
41.9
52.9
30.6
43.5
32.1
8.3
32.4
22.4
31.6
30.2
33.2
39.2
15.1
36.1
24.8
33.5
*
*
32.6
29.4
25.4
38.8
*
32.5
37.9
42.6
36.5
12.3
32.7
22.1
33.8
48.3
51.6
55.0
30.8
37.1
35.9
41.2
40.4
*
31.9
** Only those 21 years or younger are included in People Per Physician
*** Only those 65 years or older are included in People Per Physician
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New Jersey Physician Workforce Profile
2 State Population:
8,938,175
Total Female Physicians:
9,045
0 Population ≤ age 21
2,462,042
Total Medical or Osteopathic Students:
2,177
31
1 Total Active Physicians:
25,930
Total Residents:
2,875
4 Primary Care Physicians:
8,569
For additional data, including maps and tables, please see the 2015 State Physician Workforce Data Book online at www.aamc.org/2015statedatabook
Number
State Where GME Was Completed
for All Active Physicians in State
Practice Location of Physicians
Who Completed GME in State
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maryland
California
Ohio
Illinois
District of Columbia
All other states
New Jersey
New York
Florida
California
Pennsylvania
Texas
Maryland
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
All other states
Percent
8,342
8,323
3,327
638
382
352
343
316
295
293
2,302
8,323
1,464
1,426
1,216
1,038
567
366
325
308
297
3,298
33%
33%
13%
3%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
9%
45%
8%
8%
7%
6%
3%
2%
2%
2%
2%
18%
Notes:
GME = Graduate Medical Education
"All other states" includes physicians who completed GME in Canada.
Source: AMA Physician Masterfile (12/31/14)
© 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.