Recruitment and retention of rural physicians: Outcomes from the rural physician associate program of Minnesota

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 345-352

  Halaas, Gwen Wagstrom ^a,b   Zink, Therese ^a,b   Finstad, Deborah ^b   Bolin, Keli ^a   Center, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 52949130295     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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