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These data briefs contain information about the numbers of medical care professionals trained, retained, and in residence in South Carolina.
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Item Trends in the Size and Distribution of the South Carolina Physician Workforce: 2009-2017(2020-01) South Carolina Office for Healthcare WorkforceThis brief describes the growth in South Carolina's physician workforce. It also describes changes in the supply of physicians in metropolitan, micropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties over time. While the growth in the total physician workforce has kept pace with the growth in population, findings show that this growth is slower in the state's nonmetropolitan counties.Item Changes in the Demographic Characteristics of the Physician Workforce in South Carolina: 2009 - 2015(2017-06) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumThe demographic profile of the physician workforce in South Carolina changed in several ways in the short period from 2009 to 2015. Changes in the age distribution, the gender composition and the racial composition of the physician workforce (which includes both established physicians and residents in training) are reviewed in this data brief.Item Practice Characteristics of the Established Physician Workforce in South Carolina: 2009 - 2015(2017-08) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumBetween 2009 and 2015 there were substantial changes in the physician workforce: self-employment and solo practice decreased, hospital employment increased, average work hours per week decreased, as did hours spent in patient care activities. These trends and the influence of age, gender and practice settings on work hours are explored in this report, along with information about the increase in physicians practicing in multiple locations and the number in hospitalist jobs.Item Changes in the Physician Workforce in South Carolina: 2009 - 2015(2017-05) outh Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumThis data brief summarizes changes in the size of the physician workforce in South Carolina between 2009 and 2015 using different measures of workforce (head counts, FTEs and population-adjusted counts). Regional changes show a share decline in primary care physicians in non-metropolitan areas.Item Recent Changes in the Balance of Generations within the RN Workforce in South Carolina(2017-12) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumThe generational characteristics of the RN workforce are changing rapidly and may have an impact on work behaviors and expectations in the future. Members of the Millennial generation (born 1982 - 2000) are expected to outnumber Baby Boomers in South Carolina's RN workforce by 2018.Item The Migration Patterns of Physicians Who Were in Residency Training in South Carolina in 2009(2017-12) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumHistorically, the majority of physicians beginning their practice became professional entrepreneurs who on their practice or entered into partnership agreements with other physicians in group practices. Now physicians, especially new physicians, are operating in a job market largely driven by healthcare systems in their staffing needs. This data brief summarizes results from a study tracing the geographic migration patterns of new physicians who were in GME training programs in South Carolina in 2009.Item Residency Training Choices of South Carolina Medical School Seniors: 2016 and 2017(2017-12) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumThis report examines how many of our recent medical school graduates in South Carolina remain in state for their initial GME training, and how that is changing over time.Item Trends in the Pharmacy Technician Workforce in South Carolina: 2009 - 2015(2017-10) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumThe number of pharmacy technicians employed in South Carolina increased by 8% between 2009 and 2015, but the full-time equivalent size of the workforce increased by 13.5% reflecting an overal increase in total hours worked per week.Item Characteristics of the South Carolina Dental Hygienist Workforce: 2015(2018-12) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumThis data brief reviews the characteristics of the Dental Hygienist workforce in South Carolina in 2015. It includes demographics, professional settings, work hours, and distribution across the state. Proportionately, Dental Hygienists are more likely to practice in rural counties (20%) than Dentists (12%).Item Growth and Decline in Selected Healthcare Occupations Active in the South Carolina Workforce: 2010-2017(2019-12) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumIn general, licensed health professionals in South Carolina have been growing, although a few have seen declining numbers. This brief shows the percent growth and the numeric growth in the licensed professions tracked by OHW from 2010-2017.Item A Snapshot of the Healthcare Workforce Addressing COVID-19 in South Carolina, April 6, 2020(2020-04-06) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumThis brief provides a snapshot of selected data and policy examples to inform other questions relating to the workforce needed to address COVID-19 in the state.Item Trends of Available PGY-1 Residency Positions and Practicing Physicians in South Carolina, 2004-2023(2024-09) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumTo address anticipated physician shortages, South Carolina expanded its medical education capacity in the 2010s with the addition of two new medical schools and larger class sizes. As the number of medical school graduates increased, the number of graduate medical education programs and entry-level residency positions in the state also grew. This brief describes the trends in the number of South Carolina medical school graduates and first-year residency positions from 2004-2023 and compares them to trends in the number of active physicians in the state.Item Trends of South Carolina Medical School Graduates Pursuing Residency, 2016-2024(2024-09) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumTo better understand the physician supply in the state, this brief summarizes the residency program locations and specialties that graduates of South Carolina's medical schools from 2016-2024 collectively matched. Data for 2024 are further examined to explore a one-year snapshot of results by medical school.Item South Carolina's Medical Schools by the Numbers, 2023(2024-09) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumTo understand the dynamics of physician supply, it is important to understand where, how, and how many medical students are educated in South Carolina. This brief describes basic, comparative information about the state’s medical schools using data from the schools, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathy (AACOM).Publication Data Brief : growth and decline in selected healthcare occupations active in the South Carolina workforce : 2009/10 - 2019/20(2022-07) South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce; South Carolina Area Health Education ConsortiumThis brief shows how the number of licensed health professionals actively practicing within South Carolina changed statewide and in the state’s rural and urban counties between 2010-2020 (nurses and physician assistants) or 2009-2019 (all other professions).Publication Data brief : sub-specialty physician workforce by practice county in 2011(2012-11) South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium. Office for Healthcare Workforce Analysis and PlanningThe tables on the following pages provide estimates of the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) physicians actively practicing in clinical sub-specialty areas within specific counties in South Carolina, based on data provided by the physicians themselves during the most recent biennial license renewal period: April 15 through June 30, 2011.Publication Data brief : retaining physicians educated in South Carolina(2013-09) South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium. Office for Healthcare Workforce Analysis and PlanningThis data brief contains information on retaining physicians educated in South Carolina. The brief compares the number of students who attended medical schools, who did their residency training, and who did both within the state versus how many are practicing medicine in South Carolina.Publication Data brief : retaining physicians educated in South Carolina(2011-03) South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium. Office for Healthcare Workforce Analysis and PlanningThis data brief contains information on retaining physicians educated in South Carolina. The brief compares the number of students who attended medical schools, who did their residency training, and who did both within the state versus how many are practicing medicine in South Carolina.Publication Data brief : medical student residency training slots in South Carolina(2013-09) South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium. Office for Healthcare Workforce Analysis and PlanningThis data brief contains information on medical student residency training slots in South Carolina and information on the balance of ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) residency placements and the educational background of SC medical residents/fellows in 2010.Publication Data brief : medical student residency training slots in South Carolina(2011-03) South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium. Office for Healthcare Workforce Analysis and PlanningThis data brief contains information on medical student residency training slots in South Carolina and information on the balance of ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) residency placements and the educational background of SC medical residents/fellows in 2008.