More than half of new doctors choose to stay in New York after completing their residency, says a recent New York Resident Exit Survey. Of the survey participants, 4% said they plan to work in a rural area.
Additional key findings:
16% reported their intent to work in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Pathology is one of the fields with the lowest demand for new physicians in New York.
Hematology is one of the fields with the highest demand for new physicians in New York.
In-state retention has risen by 7% in the last decade.
Respondents were least likely to stay in state in the fields of: orthopedics, pulmonary disease, obstetrics/gynecology, and ophthalmology.
