Rhode Island Physician Workforce Profile
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State Population:
Population ≤ age 18
Total Active Physicians:
Primary Care Physicians:
1,050,292
233,930
3,548
1,202
Total Female Physicians:
Total Medical or Osteopathic Students:
Total Residents:
1,244
471
779
41
For additional data, including maps and tables, please see the 2013 State Physician Workforce Data Book online at www.aamc.org/statedatabook
Physician
Supply
RI
RI Rank
State Median
Active Physicians per 100,000 Population, 2012
337.8
4
244.5
Total Active Patient Care Physicians per 100,000 Population, 2012
279.1
6
217.6
Active Primary Care Physicians per 100,000 Population, 2012
114.4
4
90.3
Active Patient Care Primary Care Physicians per 100,000 Population, 2012
98.8
5
81.5
Percent Active Female Physicians, 2012
35.1%
8
30.8%
Percent of Active Physicians who are International Medical Graduates, 2012
25.4%
11
18.2%
Percentage of Active Physicians Who Are Age 60 or Older, 2012
26.0%
30
26.5%
44.8
9
29.1
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18.8
38.5%
13
18.6%
34.3%
40
67.7%
Total Residents/Fellows in ACGME Programs per 100,000 Population as of December 31, 2011
74.1
3
26.8
Total Residents/Fellows in Primary Care ACGME Programs per 100,000 Population as of Dec. 31, 2011
30.0
2
10.4
19.6%
35
22.4%
1.9
3
1.05
Percent Change in Residents and Fellows in ACGME-Accredited Programs, 2001-2011
13.7%
36
19.7%
Percent of Physicians Retained in State from Undergraduate Medical Education, 2012
13.1%
43
38.7%
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44.9%
Percent of Physicians Retained in State from Graduate Medical Education, 2012
30.6%
47
44.9%
Percent of Physicians Retained in State from UME and GME Combined, 2012
47.6%
44
68.1%
Students Enrolled in Medical or Osteopathic School per 100,000 Population, AY 2012-2013
Undergraduate
Students Enrolled in Public Medical or Osteopathic Schools per 100,000 Population, AY 2012-2013
Medical
Education
Percent Change in Students Enrolled in Medical or Osteopathic Schools, 2002-2012
(UME)
Percent of Medical School Matriculants from In-State, AY 2012-2013
Graduate
Medical
Education
(GME)
Percentage of International Medical Graduates in ACGME Programs as of December 31, 2011
Ratio of Residents and Fellows (GME) to Medical and Osteopathic Students (UME), AY 2011-2012
Percent of Physicians Retained in State from Undergraduate Medical Education (Public ), 2012
Retention
State Rank: How a particular state ranks compared to the other 49. Rank of 1 goes to the state with the highest value for the particular category.
State Median: The value directly in the middle of the 50 states, so 25 are above the median and 25 are below and excludes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Source: 2013 State Physician Workforce Data Book
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Rhode Island Physician Workforce Profile
Female
Specialty
Total Active
Physicians
All Specialties
Allergy & Immunology
Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
Anesthesiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry**
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Family Medicine/General Practice
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
Geriatric Medicine
Hematology & Oncology
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics**
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine**
Nephrology
Neurological Surgery
Neurology
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics**
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Plastic Surgery
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine
Radiation Oncology
Radiology & Diagnostic Radiology
Rheumatology
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
Vascular Surgery
3,548
*
76
117
94
57
52
174
28
276
63
104
25
64
51
618
19
16
41
24
72
181
75
88
34
261
13
15
22
209
77
19
118
30
10
38
*
People Per Physician
296
*
13,820
8,977
11,173
4,104
20,198
6,036
37,510
3,805
16,671
10,099
42,012
16,411
20,594
1,700
12,312
14,621
25,617
43,762
14,587
5,803
14,004
11,935
30,891
896
80,792
70,019
47,741
5,025
13,640
55,279
8,901
35,010
105,029
27,639
*
Number
Age 60 or Older
Percent
1,244
*
26
32
15
28
27
52
10
116
10
24
11
22
24
218
14
*
*
*
21
104
12
*
*
156
*
*
*
79
13
*
30
11
*
*
*
35.1
*
34.2
27.4
16.0
49.1
51.9
29.9
35.7
42.3
15.9
23.1
44.0
34.4
47.1
35.3
73.7
*
*
*
29.2
57.5
16.0
*
*
59.8
*
*
*
37.8
16.9
*
25.4
36.7
*
*
*
Number
Percent
923
*
33
38
28
12
17
24
12
62
*
37
*
20
*
135
*
*
13
*
22
44
27
35
14
68
*
*
*
78
16
*
37
12
*
16
*
26.0
*
43.4
32.5
29.8
21.1
32.7
13.8
42.9
22.5
*
35.6
*
31.3
*
21.8
*
*
31.7
*
30.6
24.3
36.0
39.8
41.2
26.1
*
*
*
37.3
20.8
*
31.4
40.0
*
42.1
*
Sources: AMA Physician Masterfile (12/31/12), Population estimates as of July 1, 2012 are from the U.S. Census Bureau (Release date: December 2012)
* Counts for specialties with fewer than 10 physicians are not shown
** Only those 18 years or younger are included in People Per Physician
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