Association of Graduate Medical Education With Hospital Performance and Patient Outcomes

Key Points Question Is graduate medical education funding associated with hospital perfomance and patient outcomes? Findings This economic evaluation of 1298 academic hospitals in the US assessed the association between confounder-adjusted graduate medical education funding and hospital financial standing, patient outcomes, and resident academic performance. A statistically significant association was found between higher graduate medical education funding and worse hospital financial standing, reduced patient mortality, and improved resident academic performance. Meaning These findings suggest that graduate medical education funding does not improve the financial standing of hospitals but is associated with improved patient outcomes and resident academic performance.