Dean Marc B. Hahn comments on Washington Post blog that notes Maine's high level of physicians
The Washington Post published a post on Dec. 3, 2011 titled "Where are the doctors," which looked at the distribution of physicians in each state. The author notes that there is a large disparity among states that is difficult to explain.
"Texas, for example, is home to two of the country鈥檚 largest cities, Dallas and Houston. It graduated more than 1,200 medical students last year, second only to New York. SWAG视频 80 percent of doctors who train in Texas stay in Texas. Yet it has one of the lowest levels of doctors seen in the country. Compare that to Maine, a state with one medical school that somehow manages to have one of the highest levels of physicians."
Marc B. Hahn, D.O., SWAG视频 senior vice president for health affairs and dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, points out in a comment on the blog that SWAG视频COM "established our mission of educating Primary Care Physicians for Maine and the nation more than 3 decades ago. Our focus of serving the under-served has led to a program that graduates nearly 60% of our classes into primary care training (ie. family medicine, general internal medicine or pediatrics). In addition, we are the number one provider of physicians for our state, with nearly 12% of all physicians being SWAG视频COM graduates. In addition, more than 15% of primary care physicians and 25% of rural practicing physicians in Maine are our graduates. In deed, the SWAG视频, Maine's Medical School, has had a profound impact on access to care for our uniquely rural northeast state."