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  • Medical Geography
  • Physician Workforce Studies

Background:

  • Physician location is critical for healthcare access, yet shortages and uneven geographic distribution persist.
  • Understanding physician relocation patterns is essential for addressing healthcare disparities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine physician locations and relocation patterns within Arizona.
  • To identify factors influencing physician relocation, including practice type, age, and geographic area.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of Arizona physician licensure data (2014-2019) linked with Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes.
  • Inclusion of physicians under 70 with active licenses.
  • Multivariable logistic regression used to assess relocation odds based on RUCA code, primary care status, age, gender, and medical education location.

Main Results:

  • 33% of 11,202 sampled Arizona physicians relocated within the state between 2014-2019.
  • Primary care physicians (PCPs) in large rural areas had lower relocation odds (0.62) compared to urban PCPs.
  • Younger physicians (<34 and 34-43 years old) showed higher odds of relocating within Arizona compared to older physicians (64-69 years old).

Conclusions:

  • Primary care status and rurality significantly influence physician relocation dynamics.
  • A substantial proportion of physicians relocated within Arizona, but very few (2%) moved to more rural areas.
  • Findings highlight the need to consider practice type and location when addressing physician distribution.