0

50

100

150

200

25024211%

723%

201% 11

0%

1034% 94

4%

140% 1

0%

211%

221% 6

0%

542%

60%

students

(666 students fromAn Appalachian County or City)  

 

Carolinas and Virginia CampusesMatriculated Students

by Appalachian County/City within a Target State

Class of 2007 through Class of 2017

79% all matriculants are from an Appalachian State, 28% are from an Appalachian County/City

Distressed At-Risk Transitional Competitive Attainment0

100

200

300

400

500

600

152%

7411%

53181%

433% 3

0%

Appalachian Re-cruitment - county Economic Levels

Carolinas and Virginia CampusesMatriculated Students by

Appalachian County/City Economic LevelsClass of 2007 through Class of 2017

13% from at risk or distressed County/City, 82% from economic transitional to distressed

Family Med & IM/Peds

315 graduates (28%)

Internal Medicine 199 graduates (18%)

Pediatrics85 graduates

(8%)

OB/Gyn87 graduates (8%)

Other Specialists Needed in Appalachia 4%

Family Med & IM/Peds

Internal Medicine/Hospi-talists

Pediatrics

OB/Gyn

Other Specialists Needed in Appalachia

Virginia CampusAlumni in Primary Care Residencies

Class of 2007 - 2013

2007-2013 614 Graduates or 58% entered Primary Care without adding OB/GYN701 Graduates or 66% entered Primary Care with OB/GYN

Family Med & IM/Peds, 46%

Internal Medicine, 26%

Pediatrics, 9%

OB/Gyn, 12%

Other Specialists needed in Appalachia, 7%

Family Med & IM/Peds

Internal Medicine/Hospitalists

Pediatrics

OB/Gyn

Other Specialists needed in Appalachia

62% (with OB/Gyn) or55% (without OB/Gyn) in

Primary Care Practice

Virginia CampusAlumni in Primary Care Practice

Class of 2007 - 2010

62% have entered Primary Care Practice in first four classes without OB/GYN55% have entered Primary Care Practice if including OB/GYN

AL8/1% GA

41/4%KY

19/2% MD15/1%

MS14/1%

NC95/8%

NY38/3%

OH67/6%

PA89/8%

SC52/5%

TN56/5%

VA244/22%

WV19/2%

AlabamaGeorgiaKentuckyMarylandMississippiNorth CarolinaNew YorkOhioPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeVirginiaWest Virginia

58% Chose and Continued Res-idencies in States with Ap-palachian Counties/Cities

Virginia CampusAlumni Practicing and/or in Residencies in States

with Appalachian Counties/CitiesClass of 2007 - 2013

61% Entered Residencies in Target States with Appalachian Counties/Cities

GA KYMD

MS

NC

NY

OH

PASC

TN

Virginia

AlabamaGeorgiaKentuckyMarylandMississippiNorth CarolinaNew YorkOhioPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeVirginiaWest Virginia

WV

AL

Virginia CampusAlumni in Practice

In States with Appalachian Counties/CitiesClass of 2007 - 2010

66% of Alumni in practice are practicing in State with Appalachian County or City

VCOM Economic Impact

• There are many additional economic impacts beyond those from the campuses. • An example is: Did you know that the average economic

impact of a primary care physician on a community is $844,449 to $1,097,784 which includes inpatient, clinic and secondary income (e.g. home health services, etc.) (Doeksen, G., Elrich, F. & Peton, A., 2013)

• Estimating the state economic impact of the first 244 new VCOM Alumni physicians practicing within Virginia is:

Between $206,045,556 and $267,859,296

Doeksen, G., Elrich, F., & Peton, A., (2013). The Economic Impact of Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine upon Virginia. Page 40-41. Unpublished report based upon published report on economic impact of physician: http://ruralhealthworks.org/wp-content/files/PCP-Shortage-10-page-example-using-Noble-County.pdf