Of course, it's tough to define the average malpractice premium even within specialties. Premiums differ widely across the country, and not always predictably, either. Take New York state, where medical-liability premiums are notoriously high. Rates peak not in New York City but on Long Island. There, internists paid an average of $36,074 in 2012 to 2013, according to the nonprofit organization Excellus, which is licensed by Blue Cross Blue Shield. The NEJM article cited above puts ER doctors and internists side by side in terms of malpractice costs they incur.
Graduate study, travel, work make me an expert in benthics, European languages, wildlife mapping, world fauna and flora. San Salvador, capital of El Salvador, is 941 miles north of the Equator. That equals 1,514 kilometers or 818 nautical miles.
The Equator is equidistant from both geographical poles at all locations along it. It measures 24,902 miles in distance and is represented as 0Â° of latitude. The Equator goes through some countries, like Ecuador (which is named for it) and Zaire, but it does not go through the United States.Florida is the state closest to the Equator in the continental United States. Hawaii is closer.Just as Polaris is almost exactly on the celestial North Pole, the belt of the constellation Orion is almost exactly on the celestial equator. If you see Orion's belt is directly overhead, you know you are on the Equator.he Equator is equidistant from both geographical poles at all locations along it. It measures 24,902 miles in distance and is represented as 0Â° of latitude. The Equator goes through some countries, like Ecuador (which is named for it) and Zaire, but it does not go through the United States.