A Program to Increase the Number of Family Physicians in Rural and Underserved Areas: Impact After 22 Years

• Published in: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 281; no. 3; pp. 255 - 260
• Main Authors: Rabinowitz, Howard K, Diamond, James J, Markham, Fred W, Hazelwood, Christina E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL American Medical Association 20.01.1999
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Career Choice; Family Practice - education; Family Practice - statistics & numerical data; Health participants; Health Workforce - trends; Humans; Labor supply; Medical sciences; Medically Underserved Area; Pennsylvania; Physicians; Physicians, Family - statistics & numerical data; Physicians, Family - supply & distribution; Policy Making; Professional Practice Location - statistics & numerical data; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Retrospective Studies; Rural health care; Rural Health Services - statistics & numerical data; Schools, Medical; Shortages; United States; United States; North America; America; Human; Rural environment; General practitioner; Political aspect; Enhancement factor; Health education; Long term; Teaching; Prevention; Programmed education; Shortage; Cohort study; Environment impact; Public health

CONTEXT The shortage of physicians in rural areas is a longstanding and serious problem, and national and state policymakers and educators continue to face the challenge of finding effective ways to increase the supply of rural physicians. OBJECTIVE To determine the direct and long-term impact of th...