Active physicians in same state as GME in the U.S. by specialty 2021

Published by Jenny Yang, Mar 25, 2024
The statistic displays the number of active physicians in the United States that were practicing in the same state where they graduated medical education in 2021, based on specialty. There were approximately 2,509 active physicians specializing in pain medicine and pain management who were practicing in the same state where they received their medical education. The largest number of active physicians are among primary care specialties such as internal medicine and general practice.

Number of active U.S. physicians practicing in same state as completed graduated medical education (GME) in 2021, by specialty

CharacteristicNumber of physicians
Allergy and Immunology 2,099
Anatomic/Clinical Pathology 5,234
Anesthesiology 19,309
Cardiovascular Disease 9,437
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 5,604
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 1,030
Critical Care Medicine 6,869
Dermatology 5,451
Emergency Medicine 20,315
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism 4,022
Family Medicine/General Practice 59,358
Gastroenterology 6,752
General Surgery 9,792
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Release date

January 2023

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United States

Survey time period

2021

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GME: graduated medical education.

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