Relationship Between Federal Funding and Medical School Output


Description:

This study described the graduates of all American medical schools from 1976 to 1980 and from 1981 to 1985 in terms of their specialty and geographic location and correlated these variables with the amount of Title VII funds received by specific schools during those periods. Two hypotheses that were tested were (1) Title VII has had a positive impact on increasing the proportion of graduates choosing primary care specialties and practicing in rural and underserved areas, and (2) graduates of community-based schools are more likely to choose careers in primary care and to practice in rural and underserved areas than are graduates of traditional medical schools. Data for each medical school were aggregated by school and linked with data on Title VII and other federal funding from 1976 to 1985.

 

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Complete

 

Publications/Presentations

Authors Title Type Date Documents/Media
Rosenblatt RA, Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Lishner DM, Hart LG The effect of federal grants on medical schools' production of primary care physicians PUBLICATION 03-01-1993 Article
Rosenblatt RA, Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Lishner DM, Hart LG The effect of federal grants on medical schools’ production of primary care physicians PUBLICATION 03-01-1993 Article
Rosenblatt RA, Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Lishner DM, Hart LG Which medical schools produce rural physicians? PUBLICATION 09-01-1992 Article
Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Hart LG, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA Comparing the characteristics of schools that produce high percentages and low percentages of primary care physicians PUBLICATION 09-01-1992 Article
Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Hart LG, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA Impact of federal funding for primary care medical education on medical student specialty choices and practice locations: 1976-1985 PUBLICATION 04-01-1991