Attracting primary care and specialty physicians to underserved areas
Posted by Gail Weiss on January 22nd, 2008. Filed under: finding a job, medical profession, medical loans, rural areas, underserved areas, underserved communities.
The Observer, a community newspaper located in Dunkirk, NY, 45 miles southwest of Buffalo, has an item about a state initiative aimed at luring physicians to underserved communities. The article quotes Brooks Memorial Hospital president and CEO Richard Ketcham:
“The reasons that relatively few physicians choose to live and practice in rural areas are varied but include, among other reasons, professional isolation, limited or no availability for back up call coverage, few job opportunities for spouses, and lover income potential.”
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