The Role of International Medical Graduates in America's Small Rural Critical Access Hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-58

  Hagopian, Amy ^a   Thompson, Matthew J ^b   Kaltenbach, Emily ^c   Hart, L Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Presbyterian Medical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICARE; PAKISTAN; PHILIPPINES; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348047531     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2004.tb00007.x     Document Type: Article

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