The American Doctor Deserts

Outlines the challenges with Medicare funded residency program as an attempt to eliminate physician shortages in rural and other underserved areas. 98% of Medicare funded residencies are in urban hospitals, and residents are more likely to practice in the place they train. Efforts to address the challenges include recruiting people from rural areas as early as high school and putting more residencies in rural hospitals. Financial challenges common in rural hospitals make the stability of these residencies questionable.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news