The state of New York is the worst state in the union to be a doctor, according to a study released March 25, by the personal finance website WalletHub. The site compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 key metrics, from the average annual wage to hospitals per capita to the quality of the public hospital system. On a scale of 1 to 51, where "1" is the best, and "25" is average, the state scored 51st in the number of hospitals per capita, 50th in malpractice awards and insurance rates and the average annual wage for physicians. New York ranked 49th nationwide for its average starting salary for doctors. States ranked as the best places to practice medicine were Montana, Wisconsin, Idaho, Minnesota and Iowa. Read the full study at WalletHub [dot] com.