Professional and Spatial Mobility of Osteopathic Physicians

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ID9098293
AuthorsEdward W Hassinger (University of Missouri), Lucille Salerno Gill (University of Missouri), Daryl J Hobbs (University of Missouri), Robert L Hageman (University of Missouri)
Year1979
Volume17
Issue12
Pages1196-1206
Publication date1979-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
PublisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/00005650-197912000-00003
PMID583171
OpenAlexW2092942437
LanguageEN
References cited5

The study examines changes in location of osteopathic and medical doctors in a 20-county area of rural Missouri over a 14-year period. Losses of osteopathic physicians were greater than medical doctors. However, there was a convergence over the 14-year period in background characteristics of the two types of physicians. The finding of greater spatial mobility of DOs is placed in the context of professional mobility of osteopathy. It is also argued that as practice opportunities for DOs increase, background factors associated with early socialization become more influential in choice of practice sites. The relationship of practice opportunities to choice of practice sites can be extended to foreign medical school graduates and "new health practitioners."

Alternative medicine · Context (archaeology) · Family medicine · Geography · Medical practice · Osteopathic medicine in the United States · Osteopathy · Socialization · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Global Health Workforce Issues · Medicine · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research · Psychology

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