Table 2. African-origin physicians appearing in the US physician workforce in 2011.
Sub-Regions | Main Regions of Medical Training | ||||
Africa | Americas | Asia and Pacific | Europe | Subtotal | |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 7,370 | 7,370 | |||
USA | 2,126 | 2,126 | |||
India | 420 | 420 | |||
Caribbean | 254 | 254 | |||
Euro zone | 168 | 168 | |||
UK | 154 | 154 | |||
Middle East | 79 | 79 | |||
Other | 28a | 70 | 23 | 127 | 248 |
Subtotal | 7,398 | 2,450 | 522 | 449 | 10,819 |
North Africa | 6,557 | 6,557 | |||
Total | 13,955 | 2,450 | 522 | 449 | 17,376 |
Data source: American Medical Association [115].
These 28 physicians are sub-Saharan African-born IMGs trained in North Africa. They were included in our data analysis while the other 6,557 North African-trained and North African-born IMGs were excluded.