2013
DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000031
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A Decade of Rural Physician Workforce Outcomes for the Rockford Rural Medical Education (RMED) Program, University of Illinois

Abstract: Recruitment of students combined with a rural-focused curriculum yielded positive outcomes related to primary care practice and decisions regarding practice location. RMED graduates were considerably more likely than non-RMED graduates to choose family medicine, choose a primary care specialty, and be currently practicing in a rural location.

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“…It is evident that this has contributed to recruitment and retention of a number of health professions to Northern Norway (Jensen 2008;Nordbye & Skaalvik 2013). This is in accordance with studies showing that student selection strategies together with distributed non-metropolitan health education are useful for recruitment and retention in rural areas (Dunabin et al 2006;Straume & Shaw 2010;MacDowell et al 2013;Sen Gupta et al 2014). A particular success for the medical school in Tromsø has been the recurring population health studies, launched in 1974 and still proceeding (Jacobsen et al 2012).…”
Section: Faculty Development and Population Healthsupporting
confidence: 73%
“…It is evident that this has contributed to recruitment and retention of a number of health professions to Northern Norway (Jensen 2008;Nordbye & Skaalvik 2013). This is in accordance with studies showing that student selection strategies together with distributed non-metropolitan health education are useful for recruitment and retention in rural areas (Dunabin et al 2006;Straume & Shaw 2010;MacDowell et al 2013;Sen Gupta et al 2014). A particular success for the medical school in Tromsø has been the recurring population health studies, launched in 1974 and still proceeding (Jacobsen et al 2012).…”
Section: Faculty Development and Population Healthsupporting
confidence: 73%
“…did not adjust) Inferential statistics, unadjusted)[35, 37, 43, 46, 50, 54, 57, 67, 80, 86, 92, 94]12Sample Size (Includes both intervention/control/comparison group if applicable) Less than 100[37, 50, 73, 80–82, 84–89, 92, 93]14 100–500[12, 35, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 4749, 54, 56–59, 62, 67, 68, 70, 83, 90, 91, 94, 95]24 500+[36, 38, 41, 43, 46, 5153, 55, 60, 61, 63–66, 69, 71, 72, 74–79]24Consent or Participant Rate (Depending on the study/type of study and reporting) Below 50%[35, 47, 58, 59, 69, 71, 73, 79, 81, 88, 91]11 50–80%[39, 40, 44, 45, 48, 49, 51, 56, 64, …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other missions include developing a workforce plan that improves physician geographic distribution through community engagement and collaboration [6]; addressing physician specialty shortages such as primary care and psychiatry; targeting/streamlining training for subspecialties [7]; and focusing on care for specific populations such as Native American or inner city urban poor [8]. The mission may also specifically target the cost of medical training by reducing the overall tuition [3].…”
Section: Align the Accelerated Pathway With The Intended Missionmentioning
confidence: 99%