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Effective physician retention strategies in Norway’s northernmost county

Author(s) -

Karin Straume,

Daniel MP Shaw

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

bulletin of the world health organization

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1564-0604

pISSN - 0042-9686

DOI - 10.2471/blt.09.072686

Subject(s) - workload , medicine , psychological intervention , rural area , internship , economic shortage , professional development , nursing , isolation (microbiology) , service (business) , family medicine , medical education , business , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , marketing , government (linguistics) , computer science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , operating system

Retaining physicians in remote settings can be challenging owing to the heavy workload and harsh environmental conditions and to the lack of opportunities for professional development. In Norway, poor physician distribution between urban and rural areas has been persistent, particularly in the north, where in 1997 a total of 28% of the primary care physician positions were vacant.

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