The number and distribution of physicians in California.

The ratio of physicians to general population in California has been approximately the same for many years, the influx of physicians having kept pace with the population trend. For many years California has licensed more physicians than any other state. The five medical schools in this state have been increasing the number of candidates admitted to the freshman class. Attempts are being made to increase the number of medical schools in this state to seven in anticipation of the future growth and medical needs of the population. The heaviest concentration of physicians is as always in the thickly populated areas as determined by the population physician ratio.A study of the detailed statistics presented in this paper should be of interest to all California physicians.