Many programs produce a higher percentage of primary care physicians, but some programs have less than 10 percent of all graduates go into primary care. The following is a list of the 10 residency programs with more than 200 graduates that produce the smallest percentage of graduates who enter primary care, compiled by Washington Monthly with data from the Graham Center and George Washington University.
Note: Residency programs are listed by sponsoring institutions. Data is from 2006-2008.
1. Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.): 8.94 percent of graduates in primary care
2. University of Pennsylvania Health System (Philadelphia): 8.8 percent
3. New York Presbyterian Hospital: 8.57 percent
4. Cleveland Clinic Foundation: 8.51 percent
5. Temple University Hospital (Philadelphia): 8.47 percent
6. Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.): 8.45 percent
7. Stanford Hospital and Clinics (Palo Alto, Calif.): 8.32 percent
8. Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston): 7.73 percent
9. Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston): 6.49 percent
10. Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Consortium (St. Louis): 6.36 percent
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