| Perspectives of female physicians practicing in rural Wisconsin. | |
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PMID: 17874671 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: While approximately 30% of the Wisconsin population lives in rural areas, only 11% of physicians practice in these areas. More women are entering medicine today and some studies have raised concerns that women are less likely to practice in rural areas. The intent of this study was to identify which factors influenced female physicians to enter rural practice and to look at the issues they are confronting. METHODS: Ten female physicians practicing in rural Wisconsin towns agreed to participate in 30- to 60-minute semi-structured interviews. Transcripts of the interviews were analyzed to identify common themes in answers to the questions. RESULTS: The physicians had been in practice between 2-26 years, with an average of 13 years. Seven of the 10 had rural backgrounds, which influenced their decisions to practice in rural areas. The physicians cited other factors, such as professional satisfaction, the ability to be engaged with and serve one's community, and having a good place to raise one's family, that made practicing and living in a rural community attractive. However, these physicians also found some drawbacks to rural practice, including too few providers, too much call, and finding a balance between professional and family life. Despite this, all plan to stay in their current practices indefinitely and recommend rural practice to female medical students and residents. CONCLUSIONS: These female physicians find the value of being in rural practice overcome the challenges. The participants provided insight into motivating women to enter rural practice, finding a balance between the challenges and benefits of rural medicine, and promoting the future of rural health care. |
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Authors:
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Erin B Kimball; Byron J Crouse |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin Volume: 106 ISSN: 1098-1861 ISO Abbreviation: WMJ Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-09-18 Completed Date: 2007-12-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9716054 Medline TA: WMJ Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 256-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA. |
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Adult Attitude of Health Personnel* Career Choice Family Practice / manpower* Female Humans Job Satisfaction Middle Aged Motivation Physicians, Women / psychology*, supply & distribution Professional Practice Location / statistics & numerical data* Rural Health Services / manpower* Schools, Medical Time Factors Wisconsin |
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