Fig. 1
From: Radiology residency training in China: results from the first retrospective nationwide survey
Geographic distribution of radiology residency programs in China. Note: The four regions were defined by China’s National Bureau of Statistics based on the geographic location and economic status. The eastern region contains 10 highly developed coastal provinces and municipalities, including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong and Hainan. The central region includes 6 provinces, including Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei and Hunan. The western region includes 12 less developed provinces and municipalities, including Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang. The northeastern region consists of 3 provinces, including Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. Data on Macao, Hong Kong and Taiwan are not available