What question did this study set out to answer?

To investigate the impact of the Dobbs decision on residency applications across different states in the U.S.

March 4, 2026Open Access

State-Level Disparities in Residency Applications After Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Key Points

To investigate the impact of the Dobbs decision on residency applications across different states in the U.S.
Cross-sectional panel analysis of residency applications to 4315 programs
Comparison between abortion-restricted and nonrestricted states
Evaluation of applications from both women and men
Significant decrease in residency applications in abortion-restricted states compared to nonrestricted states
Early evidence of state-level disparities in health care training and workforce availability

Abstract

In this cross-sectional panel analysis of residency applications to 4315 programs, the Dobbs decision was associated with a significant decrease in residency applications in abortion-restricted states compared with nonrestricted states among both women and men. These findings provide early evidence that Dobbs may be associated with state-level disparities in the overall health care training pipeline and workforce.

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Harms et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7cc7ad48f933b5eed818b https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0286

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