Physicians for rural America: The role of institutional commitment within Academic Medical Centers

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-227

  Wheat, John R ^a,b   Higginbotham, John C ^a   Yu, Jing ^a   Leeper, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Box 870327 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CURRICULUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27644440433     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00086.x     Document Type: Review

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