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Tables of Contents for Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the U.S. 2002-2003
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
xv
Definitions
xvii
Major Professional Activity
xvii
Self-Designated Practice Specialty
xviii
Primary Care Specialties
xviii
Board Certification
xix
Residency Training Data
xix
Federal Government Physician Employment Designations
xix
Other Physician Characteristics
xx
MSA Definition
xx
Demographic County Classification
xx
County Data
xxi
Physician Characteristics
1
38
Activity by Age and Sex
1
1
Specialty by Age and Sex
1
1
Distribution of Detail Specialties by Activity
2
2
International Medical Graduates
4
1
Activity by Specialty
4
1
Activity by Age and Sex
4
1
Female Physicians by Specialty and Activity
4
1
Specialty by Board Certification
5
1
School of Graduation by Year of Graduation
6
1
Specialty by Race/Ethnicity
6
33
Physician Distribution
39
17
State of Location, Age, and Activity by Sex
39
2
Total US Physicians
39
1
Federal Physicians
40
1
Nonfederal Physicians
40
1
State of Location and Activity
41
15
Federal and Nonfederal Female Physicians
41
1
Federal and Nonfederal International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
41
15
Analysis of Professional Activity by Specialty and Geographic Region
56
232
Total US Physicians
56
1
Federal Physicians
56
1
Nonfederal Physicians
57
2
Metropolitan Data
59
229
Primary Care Specialties
288
27
Trends in Primary Care
288
1
Activity and Gender
288
2
Age and Gender
290
1
Board Certification and Gender
290
1
School and Year of Graduation
290
1
State of Location and Gender
291
1
Country of Graduation
291
1
Metropolitan Areas
292
23
Physician Trends
315
54
Collection and Classification Systems
315
1
Nonfederal and Federal Physicians
316
4
Major Categories
316
1
Activity
317
1
Specialty
318
1
Age and Sex
319
1
International Medical Graduates
320
1
Activity
320
1
Specialty
320
1
Female Physicians
321
2
Activity
321
1
Specialty
322
1
Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas
323
1
Physician/Population Ratios
324
3
National Ratios
324
1
State Ratios
324
3
Specialty Ratios
327
1
Present Employment
327
27
Appendices
Appendix A: Self-Designated Practice Specialties
354
3
Appendix B: American Specialty Boards
357
2
Appendix C: List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
359
6
Appendix D: List of Regions, Divisions, and States
365
1
Appendix E: Demographic County Classifications
366
1
Appendix F: Physicians' Practice Arrangements (PPA) Questionnaire
367
2
Index
369
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