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WORKFORCE "DID YOU KNOW..." ARCHIVE

07/21/2008
Graduation state of Colorado health professionals (html)

Among health professions in Colorado, certified nurse aides have the highest percentage of Colorado graduates and dentists have the highest percentage of non-Colorado graduates.

07/14/2008
Gender of Colorado health professionals (html)

Among health professionals in Colorado, dentists have the highest percentage of males and dental hygienists have the highest percentage of females.

06/30/2008
Colorado health profession race/ethnicity (html)

Among health professions in Colorado, the certified nurse aide field has the highest percentage of nonwhite workers.

06/23/2008
Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) (html)

About half of all Colorado counties are mental health professions shortage areas due to their geographic location.

06/16/2008
Colorado's Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) (html)

Nearly half of all Colorado counties are considered Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas.

06/09/2008
Medically underserved areas and populations (html)

Nearly all Colorado counties have some part of the county designated as an underserved area or population.

06/02/2008
Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) (html)

Nearly all Colorado counties have some part of the county designated as a shortage or underserved area.

05/27/2008
Residency program matches (4.89 MB pdf)

More students from the University of Colorado School of Medicine are matched with out-of-state medical institutions than with residencies in Colorado. Most of those who do stay in Colorado are in internal and family medicine residency programs.

05/19/2008
Active physicians who graduated/completed GME in state (4.89 MB pdf)

At 70.7%, Colorado ranks 19th in the country for the percent of physicians who graduated from a medical or osteopathic school and completed graduate medical education in the state in which they practice.

05/12/2008
Active physicians who completed GME in state (489 MB pdf)

At 44.8%, Colorado ranks 26th in the country for the proportion of active physicians who completed graduate medical education in the state.

05/05/2008
Active physicians who graduated in state (4.89 MB pdf)

At 42.1% Colorado is ranked 25th in the country for the percent of active physicians who graduated from a public medical or osteopathic school in the state where they practice.

04/28/2008
Percent change in ACGME programs (4.89 MB pdf)

With a 16.8% increase, Colorado is ranked 9th in the country for the percent change in number of residents/fellows in ACGME-accredited programs from 1997-2006.

04/21/2008
Physicians and family medicine (4.89 MB pdf)

Colorado is ranked 21st in the nation for total family medicine/general practice, medical specialties, surgical specialties physicians per 100,000 population.

04/14/2008
International medical graduates (4.89 MB pdf)

At 8.4%, Colorado is ranked 48th in the country for the percent of residents/fellows in ACGME-accredited programs who are international medical graduates.

04/07/2008
Medical student enrollment (4.89 MB pdf)

Colorado is ranked 30th in the nation for the total number of students enrolled in a public medical or osteopathic school per 100,000 population.

03/31/2008
Medicare opt out (html)

In September 2007 Colorado had 52 providers opting out of the Medicare Part B program. This number was double that of any surrounding state except Arizona.

03/24/2008
DOs in primary care practices (html)

Over 52% of DOs in Colorado are self-designated as practicing in primary care.

03/17/2008
Medical school graduates staying in Colorado (html)

At 42.1% Colorado is ranked 19th in the country for the percent of active physicians who graduated from a medical or osteopathic school in Colorado.

03/10/2008
Physicians in residencies and fellowships (489 KB pdf)

In 2006, Colorado ranked 34th in the nation for total MD/DO residencies and fellowships per 100,000 population.

03/03/2008
Medical students enrolled in in-state schools (4.89 MB pdf)

At 45.5%, Colorado is ranked 35th out of 44 states reporting the percent of new medical students who enrolled in an in-state medical school for the 2006-07 academic year.

02/25/2008
Medical student enrollment (4.89 MB pdf)

Colorado is ranked 44th out of 45 states reporting for the total number of students enrolled in medical or osteopathic schools per 100,000 population.

02/19/2008
Active Colorado physicians age 60 and older (4.89 MB pdf)

At 21.4%, Colorado is ranked 28th in the country for the percent of active physicians age 60 and older.

02/11/2008
Active physicians completing residency and fellowship in state of employment (html)

At 33.6%, Colorado is ranked 26th in the country for the percent of active physicians who completed an ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship in the state where they work.

02/04/2008
Active physicians completing undergraduate medical education in state of employment (html)

At 15.3%, Colorado is ranked 36th in the country for the percent of active physicians who completed undergraduate medical education in the state in which they are working.

01/28/2008
Active physicians from international medical schools (html)

In January 2007, Colorado ranked 47th in the country for the percent of active physicians who graduated from an international medical school.

01/22/2008
Active primary care physicians in Colorado and adjacent states (4.89 MB pdf)

Colorado ranks 21st in the nation for the number of active primary physicians per 100,000.

01/14/2008
Total active physicians (html)

"Colorado is ranked 15th in the country for the number of active physicians per 100,000 population and is slightly higher than the U.S. rate. "

01/07/2008
Colorado enrollment in RN master's programs (html)

In Fall 2006, Colorado had 1,039 students enrolled in six RN master's programs, ranking the state 20th in the nation.

01/02/2008
Colorado enrollment in doctoral nurse programs (html)

In Fall 2006, Colorado had 86 students enrolled in a doctoral nurse program, ranking the state 18th in the nation.

12/26/2007
Colorado Enrollment in RN to Baccalaureate Programs (html)

In Fall 2006, Colorado ranked 20th in the nation with 740 enrollees in eight Colorado RN to Baccalaureate Programs. By comparison, Arizona, which ranked 1st nationally, had 9,397 students enrolled.

12/17/2007
Colorado enrollment in entry-level RN baccalaureate programs (html)

In Fall 2006, Colorado ranked 33rd in the nation with 1,412 enrollees in six Colorado entry-level RN baccalaureate programs.

12/10/2007
Nursing doctoral program graduates (html)

In 2006, a total of six RNs graduated from two research-focused Colorado doctoral programs. The highest adjecent state was Utah which graduated 23 RNs.

12/03/2007
Master degree nursing graduates (html)

In 2006, a total of 301 RNs graduated from six Colorado master's degree programs. The highest adjecent state was Arizona which graduated 1,577 RNs from five master's degree programs.

11/26/2007
Registered nurses going back to school (html)

In 2006, there were 181 RNs who went back to school and graduated from eight Colorado Baccalaureate programs. In comparison, Arizona graduated a total of 2,075 RNs from four Baccalaureate programs.

11/19/2007
Colorado medical students are equal in gender (html)