Translation Results Requested Through Conyac Made Public

Texas, which ranks 42nd among the states in the number of practicing physicians per 100,000 residents, must create approximately 400 new GME positions to reach a 1.1-to-1.0 ratio of first-year residency positions to graduates of the state's medical schools. According to a consensus statement prepared by academic and medical organizations for the state legislature, physicians who complete their GME in Texas are three times as likely as those who do so elsewhere to end up practicing in Texas. In a dramatic swing, the legislature increased state funding for higher education, including an $8.76 million increase in its GME-funding formula and additional sums for brain-injury research and psychiatric services.