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Old 03-12-2017, 05:09 PM
 
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Hi. I'm thinking about moving north of Gulfport, or somewhere in the area. Would a new resident be able to find a doctor easily? Also, since I'm almost Medicare age--do most of the doctors take Medicare?

Some of the houses and neighborhoods I've seen online look very charming, and the water photos have me kicking myself for living so far inland all my life.

Thanks.

Anne
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Old 03-12-2017, 08:11 PM
 
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there plenty of doctors on the gulf coast
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Old 03-12-2017, 11:22 PM
 
Location: Madison, MS
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Nope. No doctors on the coast. Better keep on looking.
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Old 03-13-2017, 12:58 AM
 
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There are doctors but be advised, Mississippi is last place in number of doctors per capita and the state is very inbred when it comes to its doctor population. That means a very high percentage of its doctors are trained here and from here. That is not a good thing. You start with a smaller talent pool and end up with lower standards somewhere in the chain.

There is quality medical care in Mississippi. It is concentrated in a few cities. The problem is, will any specific person get it? (find those doctors)
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Old 03-13-2017, 09:55 AM
 
Location: Johns Island
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There are doctors but be advised, Mississippi is last place in number of doctors per capita and the state is very inbred when it comes to its doctor population. That means a very high percentage of its doctors are trained here and from here. That is not a good thing. You start with a smaller talent pool and end up with lower standards somewhere in the chain.
I hate it, but he's correct.

Out of state doctors don't move to Mississippi. UMMC is the only teaching hospital in the state, and they don't pay enough to convince great doctors to move here. So UMMC doesn't get the best, they get the best that are willing to live here, a big difference. So every doctor in the state is taught by the same mediocre doctors at UMMC.

Don't expect anything cutting edge in Mississippi. You get any problem that's serious and a little bit out of the norm, better high tail it to Atlanta, Dallas, or Houston.
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Old 03-13-2017, 11:20 AM
 
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Default Well Darn, but thanks

It's nice of you folks to take the time. Reality stinks sometimes, to put it politely. But not knowing, or ignoring it, has to stink worse.
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Old 03-13-2017, 01:31 PM
 
Location: Madison, MS
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There are doctors but be advised, Mississippi is last place in number of doctors per capita and the state is very inbred when it comes to its doctor population. That means a very high percentage of its doctors are trained here and from here. That is not a good thing. You start with a smaller talent pool and end up with lower standards somewhere in the chain.

There is quality medical care in Mississippi. It is concentrated in a few cities. The problem is, will any specific person get it? (find those doctors)
Source?
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Old 03-13-2017, 06:34 PM
 
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https://members.aamc.org/eweb/upload...0(revised).pdf

Section 1: Physician Supply
Key Findings
• In 2014, there were 265.5 active physicians per 100,000 population in the United States, ranging from a high of
432.4 in Massachusetts to a low of 184.7 in Mississippi. The states with the highest number of physicians per 100,000
population are concentrated in the Northeast

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1. Active Physicians per 100,000 Population by Degree Type, 2014
Figure 1.1. Active Physicians per 100,000 Population by Degree Type, 2014

Mississippi is dead last.



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4. Percentage of Students Matriculating in State, Academic Year 2014–2015
Figure 2.4. Percentage of Students Matriculating in State, Academic Year 2014–2015

Mississippi is the 8th highest. (if you want to go to medical school here, you generally need to be from here...it is the only way to keep doctors here, but it does create a problem with standards)


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1. Physicians Retained from Undergraduate Medical Education (UME), 2014
Figure 4.1. Physicians Retained from Undergraduate Medical Education (UME), 2014


Mississippi has the 4th highest. Meaning after medical school it retains the 4th highest of them for residency (most people training here are from here and no one wants to come here....again, massive inbreeding and that is not healthy for program)

Page 55.

3. Physicians Retained from Graduate Medical Education (GME), 2014
Figure 4.3. Physicians Retained from Graduate Medical Education (GME), 2014

Mississippi has the 13th highest. This is actually a case of "some leave." Mississippi trains them and then they leave. What is left is all those people who went to med school and residency here.


If you look at most of the other statistics, mississippi does very poorly.
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If you look around at other data, UMMC is one of the most inbred schools with some of the most inbred residents. It is what it is. Many programs give bias towards locals or people with a connection to the area. They have to (unless they are in the popular big east and west coastal towns) People tend to practice medicine in one of two places, where they are from or where they do residency. That makes all the sense in the world. No one wants to come here. So if it was not for inbreeding there would be no doctors here.

Of course. most of the other places with a similar problems are the usual suspects (Arkansas, Alabama, .....)
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Old 03-19-2017, 10:54 AM
 
Location: Jack-town, Sip by way of TN, AL and FL
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It's nice of you folks to take the time. Reality stinks sometimes, to put it politely. But not knowing, or ignoring it, has to stink worse.
AnotherAnne, the answer to your question is that you will be fine. Mississippi may not have the best doctors in the country, but they have plenty of great ones. It's not going to be a problem you will really need to concern yourself with.

Stupid question, to be honest. There is air conditioning too, you know. Maybe even running water on a good day (except in Jackson).
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Old 03-19-2017, 07:54 PM
 
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Stupid question, to be honest. There is air conditioning too, you know. Maybe even running water on a good day (except in Jackson).
You win the internet with this post.
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