Crain’s New York Business
New York trains more doctors than any other state. But in recent years, for the first time, a majority of them are sticking around to practice.
Statewide, 52% of doctors who completed their residency in New York plan to stay and practice here, up from 45% a decade ago, according to a new survey from the Center for Healthcare Workforce Studies at SUNY Albany.
As the largest producer of physicians in the country, New York has always seen a drain of doctors after they finish their residency. But as the physician labor market has recovered from a dip following the pandemic, the survey data shows that the state’s retention of trainees has steadily increased.
“We’re never going to keep them all per se,” said Dr. David Armstrong, project director of the center’s data system, who led the survey. “It’s good to see that return on investment.”