Student and Physician Views of How the Dobbs Decision Affects Training and Practice Location Preferences: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

By allowing for abortion bans and restrictions to take effect in the majority of US states, the 2022 Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision portends to have lasting impacts on patient care and the physician workforce. Notably, it is already beginning to impact practice location preferences of US health care workers, evidenced by declining application rates to residency programs in abortion-restrictive states since 2022. Yet, there remains a gap in the literature regarding why this trend exists.

Objective

This study aims to describe what factors are driving the practice location preferences of medical students and physicians after the Dobbs decision.

Methods

This study analyzes qualitative data from a web-based, cross-sectional study. In August

SUBMITTER: Levy MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751647 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature