| Medical schools in rural areas--necessity or aberration? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19653801 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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INTRODUCTION: There is major maldistribution of physicians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). While 70% of Congolese live in rural areas, relatively few doctors practice there. Of the 25 medical schools in the DRC (14 public and 11 private) only one private medical school is located in a rural area. The purpose of this article was to analyse and compare the graduates of an urban- and a rural-located university in DRC. METHODS: The 6 first classes of the Catholic University of Graben (UCG) Medical School at Butembo (rural) and Université Evangélique en Afrique (UEA) at Bukavu (urban) (43 and 120 graduates, respectively) were compared according to their rural or urban employment, among other variables. RESULTS: In total, 97.7% of graduates from the rural-located medical school were employed in the province where they trained, the majority (81.4%) in rural areas. In contrast, 40.0% of graduates from the urban-located school were employed in the province where they trained, with 23.7% working in a rural area. Over 55% of all graduates worked 78 km of their training medical school. Only 2.5% of the rural-school graduates entered residency programs, compared with 15.2% for urban-school graduates. CONCLUSIONS: The results support the policy of establishing medical schools in rural areas, and also provide indications of approaches likely to increase the number and expertise of rural-located physicians. |
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Authors:
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Ahuka O Longombe |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-07-21 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Rural and remote health Volume: 9 ISSN: 1445-6354 ISO Abbreviation: Rural Remote Health Publication Date: 2009 Jul-Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-08-05 Completed Date: 2009-10-02 Revised Date: 2009-12-13 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101174860 Medline TA: Rural Remote Health Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1131 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Kisangani and Université Catholique de Graben (UCG) Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. alongombe@yahoo.fr |
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Adult Career Choice Democratic Republic of the Congo Education, Medical / manpower* Female Health Manpower Humans Male Medically Underserved Area Physicians / supply & distribution Professional Practice Location / statistics & numerical data* Rural Health Services / manpower* Rural Population / statistics & numerical data* Schools, Medical / statistics & numerical data* Specialization Young Adult |
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Fam Med. 2009 Nov-Dec;41(10):744
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19882401
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