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Family Medicine Residencies: How Rural Training Exposure in GME Is Associated With Subsequent Rural Practice

Description
Results of a study exploring associations between the amount of rural training received by 12,162 physicians during their U.S. accredited family medicine (FM) residencies between 2008-2012 and their practice locations in rural or urban areas as of 2018. Features statistics including characteristics of FM residency programs and graduates, and per cent of FM residency training in rural location, with breakdowns by 2018 urban or rural practice location.
Author(s)
Deborah J. Russell, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Stephen Petterson, Candice Chen, Andrew Bazemore
Citation
Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 14(4), 441–450.
Date
08/2022
Type
Document
Tagged as
Graduate medical education · Health workforce supply and demand · Physicians · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data