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KCU is the second-largest provider of physicians in Missouri and Kansas,
with 72 percent of alumni practicing in primary care specialties and 24 percent in rural areas across the nation.

National Statistics | Graduate Practice Locations Total: 7,891

According to data from the National Center for the Analysis of Healthcare Data (NCAHD):

41 percent of KCU's College of Osteopathic Medicine alumni practice in a primary care HPSA (Health Professional Shortage Areas).
19 percent practice in Missouri.
72 percent practice in primary care specialty.
24 percent practice in a rural area.
37 percent practice in a medically under-served area/medically under-served population.

Data Source: NCAHD's Enhanced State Licensure Data (2015); Rural designation is OMB's county/census tract; MUA/MUP and PC HPSA came from HRSA (2/2016)

Missouri Statistics | Graduate Practice Locations Total: 1,492

According to data from the National Center for the Analysis of Healthcare Data:

KCU-COM is the 2nd-leading provider of physicians for Missouri.
62 percent of all DOs practice a primary care specialty.
58 percent of all KCU-COM graduates practice a primary care specialty.
19 percent of all KCU-COM graduates practice in Missouri.
47 percent of all DOs practice in a rural area.
33 percent of all KCU-COM graduates practice in a medically underserved area.

Data Source: NCAHD's Enhanced State Licensure Data (2015); Rural designation is OMB's county/census tract; MUA/MUP and PC HPSA came from HRSA (2/2016)

Kansas Statistics | Graduates of Kansas Medical Schools Locations Total: 708

According to data from the National Center for the Analysis of Healthcare Data:

KCU-COM is the 2nd-leading provider of physicians for Kansas.

68 percent of all KCU-COM alumni practice a primary care specialty.
26 percent of all KCU-COM alumni practice in a rural area.
27 percent of all KCU-COM alumni practice in a medically underserved area.

Data Source: NCAHD's Enhanced State Licensure Data (2015); Rural designation is OMB's county/census track; HRSA's Medically Underserved (2/2016)

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