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M L Pate

Publications and source records attributed to M L Pate.

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PubMed1982

Distribution of family practitioners and other specialists in Texas, 1973 to 1980: second statistical review.

A follow-up study was conducted at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas to document the changes in the geographic distribution of family/general practitioners and other medical specialists in Texas between 1973 and 1980. Results of the analysis suggest that more physicians are choosing to locate in sparsely populated areas of the state. This trend is a reversal of the pattern established in an earlier study and seems to indicate an improvement in the access to medical care for residents of small communities in Texas.

Follow-Up Studies↗
PubMed1980

Selection of primary care as a medical career: demographic and psychosocial correlates.

A study analyzing demographic and psychosocial correlates associated with the selection of primary care as a medical career was conducted on 357 physicians who were graduated from medical school between 1963 and 1966. Results suggest that individuals who were reared in smaller communities, who were among the younger siblings of their family, and who exhibited a strong pattern of socialization at home and school tended to choose a primary care specialty. The findings also suggest that if all other factors are equal and if production of primary care physicians is an important goal, medical school admission committees might consider including cross-validated psychosocial and demographic variables in selecting applicants to medical schools.

Adult↗
PubMed1980

Impact of a family practice residency program on physician location in small communities.

We conducted a study to determine the practice location pattern among graduates of a family practice residency program with respect to the distribution of the physicians in nonurban areas of the country. One of the primary goals of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas Family Practice Residency Program based in the John Peter Smith Hospital of Fort Worth is to encourage and increase the number of physicians who will eventually locate in rural areas or in small communities. Analysis of the project supports the conclusion that a residency training program does not need to be based geographically in a rural area to achieve an equitable distribution of physicians in nonurban areas.

Family Practice↗
PubMed1979

Hospitals and medical schools as factors in the selection of location of practice.

A study analyzing the relationship between the state in which a physician practices and the location of residency training was conducted using as subjects 467 individuals who entered graduate medical training programs at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. The study population included physicians who were graduated from medical schools between 1955 and 1969 and who entered a phase of graduate training (internship/residency) at one of Southwestern Medical School's affiliated teaching hospitals. Results of the study support the conclusions of an earlier report that stressed the influence of the location of residency training in retaining physicians in Texas. The statistical findings indicate that if all other factors are equal, additional residency positions filled by graduates of medical schools in the same state might aid in increasing the retention rate of medical practitioners there.

Education, Medical↗