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. 2013 Sep 17;10(9):e1001513. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001513

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].

a

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.