Medical School Location and Sex Affect the In-State Retention of Pediatric Residency Program Graduates in Hawai'i.

The objective of this study was to assess the impact of medical school, sex, career choice, and location of practice of one pediatric residency program on physician workforce. This is a retrospective study of all categorical pediatric graduates of a residency program located in Honolulu, Hawai'i from 1968 to 2015. Information on medical school training, sex, career choice (general pediatrics or specialty), and location of practice were studied by examining data into five 10-year graduation periods.