Rural health leaders pipeline, 1990-2005: Case study of a second-generation rural medical education program

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 51-61

  Wheat, John ^a   Brandon, John ^a   Leeper, James ^a   Jackson, James ^b   Boulware, Dennis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical education; Pipeline program; Rural medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, PREMEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MINORITY GROUPS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 58149289883     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599240801985951     Document Type: Article

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