| Title |
The US Distribution of Physicians from Lower Income Countries
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2012
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0033076 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
E. Fuller Torrey, Barbara Boyle Torrey |
| Abstract |
Since the 1960 s, the number of international medical graduates (IMGs) in the United States has increased significantly. Given concerns regarding the effects of this loss to their countries of origin, the authors undertook a study of IMGs from lower income countries currently practicing in the United States. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 20 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 45% |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 15% |
| Canada | 2 | 10% |
| Mexico | 1 | 5% |
| Austria | 1 | 5% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 3 | 15% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 70% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 15% |
| Scientists | 2 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 46 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Philippines | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 42 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 8 | 17% |
| Unknown | 11 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 33% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 11% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 13% |
| Unknown | 12 | 26% |