| The rural medical scholars program study: data to inform rural health policy. | |
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PMID: 21209349 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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INTRODUCTION: medical education to produce rural physicians hinges on the characteristics of students, educational programs, and rural experiences. Family physicians are key components of rural medicine. This study tested the effectiveness of multiple, combined strategies of the Rural Medical Scholars Program to produce family medicine residents. METHODS: we compared the relative effectiveness of the Rural Medical Scholars Program, family medicine-oriented branch campuses, and a traditional urban campus to produce family medicine residents using a prospective quasi-experimental design. Logistic regression was used to account for covariates. RESULTS: the relative effectiveness of 3 educational modalities to produce family medicine residents was examined: Rural Medical Scholars Program (44.0%; odds ratio [OR], 15.6), family medicine-oriented branch campuses (18.9%; OR, 5.8), and a traditional urban campus (3.9%; OR, 1). These differences were significant (P < .05) after controlling for sex, race, Medical College Admission Test scores, and graduation rate. CONCLUSIONS: the findings are consistent with the literature, which recommends multiple strategy interventions to produce rural physicians (e.g., admit rural students who have an interest in family medicine, use family medicine faculty, and provide rural experiences). Further study will determine whether rural practice follows training in family medicine among Rural Medical Scholars. |
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John R Wheat; James D Leeper; John E Brandon; Susan M Guin; James R Jackson |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM Volume: 24 ISSN: 1557-2625 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Board Fam Med Publication Date: 2011 Jan-Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-01-06 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101256526 Medline TA: J Am Board Fam Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 93-101 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Community and Rural Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, USA. jwheat@cchs.ua.edu |
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