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Inequity in physician supply: The impact of 2004's Postgraduate Training Program

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26460843
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Hygiene and public health
Research InstitutionJuntendo University

Principal Investigator

Sakai Rie  順天堂大学, 医学部, 非常勤講師 (40529939)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 田村 寛  京都大学, 医学研究科, 准教授 (40418760)
後藤 励  慶應義塾大学, 経営管理研究科(日吉), 准教授 (10411836)
鈴木 勉  順天堂大学, 医学部, 准教授 (40206503)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywords医師供給格差 / 医師の偏在 / 臨床研修制度 / 医師の供給 / 医療アクセス / 医師不足 / 医療格差
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The postgraduate training program, which began in 2004, reportedly created regional physician supply inequities, especially in more rural areas. If poorer population health outcomes resulted, inequities should be remedied. In our study, associations between physician supply and population health were explored, based on vaccination and mortality. We focused on pediatricians, for whom severe shortages were reported, and ophthalmologists, for whom numbers were considered saturated. Our study showed that areas with higher pediatrician supply had lower infant mortality and higher vaccination rates. Results support a policy to correct physician supply inequities. The number of ophthalmologists increased about 4% between 2006 and 2012, whereas physicians minus ophthalmologists increased about 10%. After 2004, inequity in ophthalmologist supply decreased, increasing for other physicians.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] The Impact of Pediatrician Supply on Child Health Outcomes: Longitudinal Evidence from Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Rie Sakai, Gunther Fink, Hiraku Kumamaru, Ichiro Kawachi
    • Journal Title

      Health Services Research

      Volume: 51 Issue: 2 Pages: 530-549

    • DOI

      10.1111/1475-6773.12354

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Correlation Between Pediatrician Supply and Public Health in Japan as Evidenced by Vaccination Coverage in 2010: Secondary Data Analysis2015

    • Author(s)
      Rie Sakai, Gunther Fink, Wei Wang, Ichiro Kawachi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Epidemiology

      Volume: 25 Issue: 5 Pages: 359-369

    • DOI

      10.2188/jea.JE20140121

    • NAID

      130005067869

    • ISSN
      0917-5040, 1349-9092
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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