Over the past 5 decades, existing disparities between the health of rural and urban
Americans has grown across a range of outcomes. According to the Centers for Disease …

Rural America needs family doctors. Not only does it need more doctors, it needs family
doctors that are well trained, enthusiastic, and committed to rural careers—careers that …

Purpose Comprehensive medical school rural programs (RPs) have made demonstrable
contributions to the rural physician workforce, but their relative impact is uncertain. This …

Purpose Despite the efforts of numerous medical schools to produce rural physicians, many
rural communities in the United States still experience physician shortages. This study …

Introduction: Medical education to produce rural physicians hinges on the characteristics of
students, educational programs, and rural experiences. Family physicians are key …

Major rural health issues—a chronic shortage of doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and
nonphysician providers; a wave of hospital closures; and a widening gap in life expectancy …

Purpose To compare practice choices (primary care or specialty) and practice locations
(rural or metropolitan) of medical students at the Duluth and Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St …

To more deeply understand today's rural care realities, it's worthwhile speaking with the
physicians who are in the trenches, treating rural patients daily, navigating the shifting …

Background: The Physician Shortage Area Program (PSAP) of Jefferson Medical College
(JMC) is one of a small number of comprehensive medical school rural programs that has …

Abstract Background and Objectives: The widening gap between urban and rural health
outcomes is exacerbated by physician shortages that disproportionately affect rural …