ERIC Number: ED664037
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 38
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2024 West Virginia Health Sciences and Rural Health Report
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
West Virginia's three state-funded medical schools enroll more medical students per capita than any other state in the country. Due to its large number of medical student slots, the state typically can offer all qualified West Virginians the opportunity to complete their medical education in the state. In the academic year of 2023-2024, 27 percent (237) of the 875 medical students who enrolled in the first-year classes of the state's three medical schools were West Virginia residents. This report provides information on health sciences in West Virginia including: (1) Medical School Profiles; (2) Medical Licensure Exams; (3) Medical School Indebtedness; (4) Residency Training; (5) Medical School Graduate Retention for Practice in West Virginia; (6) Pharmacy Program Profiles; (7) Dentistry Program Profiles; (8) Loans and Incentives; and (9) Rural Health Initiative Program.
Descriptors: Health Sciences, Rural Areas, Medical Education, Debt (Financial), School Holding Power, Pharmaceutical Education, Dentistry, Student Loan Programs, Tuition, School Community Relationship
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. 1018 Kanawha Boulevard East Suite 700, Charleston, WV 25301-2800. Tel: 304-558-2101; Fax: 304-558-5719; Web site: http://www.wvhepc.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
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