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THE 2023 OTOLARYNGOLOGY WORKFORCE

GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION

TABLE 5.3: Urban/Rural Distribution among Otolaryngology Offices

Practice Details

RUCA

Office Locations

Percent

Total Percent

1

1614

87.7%

2

36

2.0%

Urban

89.7%

3

1

0.1%

4

125

6.8%

5

11

0.6%

6

1

0.1%

7

32

1.7%

Rural

10.3%

8

4

0.2%

9

0

0.0%

10

16

0.9%

TABLE 5.4: Urban/Rural Distribution by Practice Type by Total Office Locations

Practice Type

Urban

Rural

Nonacademic Hospital

63.4%

36.6%

Solo Practice

79.1%

20.9%

Private SSG

89.7%

10.3%

Private MSG

90.9%

9.1%

Academics

97.4%

2.6%

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