Community Relationships and Physician Retention in Clinician Shortage Areas

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Results of a study examining the connections of community needs fulfillment and community integration with anticipated retention of physicians in rural Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and urban HPSAs. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by type of practice, including Federally Qualified Health Centers and Look-Alike Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, and hospital-based sites.

Donald E. Pathman, David F. Schmitz, Thomas R. Konrad, Thomas E. Rauner, Mike Shimmens

JAMA Network Open, 9(9), e2635692

09/2026

Community engagement and volunteerism · Health workforce shortage designations · Physicians · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data