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N.Y. overall physician supply on rise
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Feb. 6, 2006
New research from the New York Center for Health Workforce Studies shows that the state experienced an increase in its physician supply between 2000 and 2004, with the total number of licensed physicians topping 70,000 in 2004. But some regions in upstate New York saw a decline in primary care physicians and ob-gyns. More than 70% of the state's physicians were white, while 10% were underrepresented minorities.
Primary care comprised 30% of New York's physician work force. International medical graduates represented 35% of the state's practicing physicians.
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