Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Physicians
Availability and Potential Effect of Rural Rotations in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs
Describes the types of rural rotations in emergency medicine residency programs and the correlation with rural practice after graduation.
Author(s): Brad E. Talley, S. Ann Moore, Carlos A. Camargo Jr., John Rogers, Adit A. Ginde
Citation: Academic Emergency Medicine, 18(3), 297-300
Date: 03/2011
Type: Document
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Describes the types of rural rotations in emergency medicine residency programs and the correlation with rural practice after graduation.
Author(s): Brad E. Talley, S. Ann Moore, Carlos A. Camargo Jr., John Rogers, Adit A. Ginde
Citation: Academic Emergency Medicine, 18(3), 297-300
Date: 03/2011
Type: Document
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The Rural Medical Scholars Program Study: Data to Inform Rural Health Policy
Compares the effectiveness of the Rural Medical Scholars Program, a traditional urban campus, and family medicine–oriented branch campuses for producing family physician residents.
Author(s): John R. Wheat, James D. Leeper, John E. Brandon, Susan M. Guin, James R. Jackson
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 24(1), 93-101
Date: 01/2011
Type: Document
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Compares the effectiveness of the Rural Medical Scholars Program, a traditional urban campus, and family medicine–oriented branch campuses for producing family physician residents.
Author(s): John R. Wheat, James D. Leeper, John E. Brandon, Susan M. Guin, James R. Jackson
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 24(1), 93-101
Date: 01/2011
Type: Document
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Medicare Beneficiary Access to Primary Care Physicians – Better in Rural, but Still Worrisome
Presents results from a national physician survey used to assess U.S. primary care physician and general surgeon willingness to accept Medicare patients and physician-reported reasons for not accepting Medicare patients.
Author(s): A. Clinton MacKinney, Liyan Xu, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 01/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Presents results from a national physician survey used to assess U.S. primary care physician and general surgeon willingness to accept Medicare patients and physician-reported reasons for not accepting Medicare patients.
Author(s): A. Clinton MacKinney, Liyan Xu, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 01/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Training Physicians for Rural Practice: Capitalizing on Local Expertise to Strengthen Rural Primary Care
Discusses the need for primary care physicians in rural areas and the impact of Rural Training Track (RTT) programs, which train medical residents in rural settings. Describes the Rural Training Track Technical Assistance (RTT-TA) program.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Randall Longenecker, David Schmitz, Susan M. Skillman, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 01/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Discusses the need for primary care physicians in rural areas and the impact of Rural Training Track (RTT) programs, which train medical residents in rural settings. Describes the Rural Training Track Technical Assistance (RTT-TA) program.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Randall Longenecker, David Schmitz, Susan M. Skillman, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 01/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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COGME Twentieth Report: Advancing Primary Care
Makes recommendations related to the ideal number of primary care physicians, primary care physician reimbursement, financial aid programs, as well as physician education and distribution. Addresses rural and underserved areas, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and community health centers (CHCs).
Author(s): Jerry Kruse, Mark Kelley, Tom Keane, et al.
Date: 12/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Makes recommendations related to the ideal number of primary care physicians, primary care physician reimbursement, financial aid programs, as well as physician education and distribution. Addresses rural and underserved areas, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and community health centers (CHCs).
Author(s): Jerry Kruse, Mark Kelley, Tom Keane, et al.
Date: 12/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Influence of Loan Repayment on Rural Healthcare Provider Recruitment and Retention in Colorado
Reports results of a survey of health professionals who participated in three Colorado loan repayment programs between 1992 and 2007. Examines the most important recruitment factors for participants by rural versus urban location and profession. Covers factors impacting participants' decisions to leave a community, after the end of their service obligation.
Author(s): Daniel Renner, John Westfall, Lou Ann Wilroy, Adit Ginde
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 10(4), 1605
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Reports results of a survey of health professionals who participated in three Colorado loan repayment programs between 1992 and 2007. Examines the most important recruitment factors for participants by rural versus urban location and profession. Covers factors impacting participants' decisions to leave a community, after the end of their service obligation.
Author(s): Daniel Renner, John Westfall, Lou Ann Wilroy, Adit Ginde
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 10(4), 1605
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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OB Fellowship Outcomes 1992-2010: Where Do They Go, Who Stops Delivering, and Why?
Analyzes family medicine physicians who completed a fellowship in obstetrics in Tennessee. Examines where they located, career changes, and why some stopped providing maternity care. Identifies a high percentage who practiced in rural areas and spent time as faculty.
Author(s): Wm. MacMillan Rodney, Conchita Martinez, Millard Collins, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 712-6
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Analyzes family medicine physicians who completed a fellowship in obstetrics in Tennessee. Examines where they located, career changes, and why some stopped providing maternity care. Identifies a high percentage who practiced in rural areas and spent time as faculty.
Author(s): Wm. MacMillan Rodney, Conchita Martinez, Millard Collins, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 712-6
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Outcomes of a Preclinical Rural Medicine Elective at an Urban Medical School
Examines the effect of a rural medicine elective in Kentucky on medical students. Focuses on the impact of the program on the likelihood of those students choosing rural practice.
Author(s): William J. Crump, R. Steve Fricker, Craig H. Ziegler
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 717-722
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Examines the effect of a rural medicine elective in Kentucky on medical students. Focuses on the impact of the program on the likelihood of those students choosing rural practice.
Author(s): William J. Crump, R. Steve Fricker, Craig H. Ziegler
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 717-722
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Qualitative Differences Between Traditional and Rural-Longitudinal Medical Student OSCE Performance
Compares students in the longitudinal Rural Physician Associate Program to traditional clerkship students using qualitative methods. Supports qualitative evaluation and longitudinal clinical experiences.
Author(s): Therese Zink, David V. Power, Kenneth Olson, Ilene B. Harris, Kathleen D. Brooks
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 707-711
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Compares students in the longitudinal Rural Physician Associate Program to traditional clerkship students using qualitative methods. Supports qualitative evaluation and longitudinal clinical experiences.
Author(s): Therese Zink, David V. Power, Kenneth Olson, Ilene B. Harris, Kathleen D. Brooks
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 707-711
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Is There Equivalency Between Students in a Longitudinal, Rural Clerkship and a Traditional Urban-Based Program?
Compares the test scores and demographics of students in the rural and traditional clerkship programs at the University of Minnesota. Concludes that the Rural Physician Associate Program provides an education experience similar in quality to the traditional program.
Author(s): Therese Zink, David V. Power, Deborah Finstad, Kathleen D. Brooks
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 702-706
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Compares the test scores and demographics of students in the rural and traditional clerkship programs at the University of Minnesota. Concludes that the Rural Physician Associate Program provides an education experience similar in quality to the traditional program.
Author(s): Therese Zink, David V. Power, Deborah Finstad, Kathleen D. Brooks
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 702-706
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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