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Outcomes of Rural Training Tracks: A Review
Author(s) -
Rosenthal Thomas C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.439
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1748-0361
pISSN - 0890-765X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2000.tb00459.x
Subject(s) - training (meteorology) , rural area , investment (military) , residency training , family medicine , physician supply , medicine , rural health , business , medical education , geography , political science , environmental health , continuing education , population , pathology , politics , meteorology , law
Rural training tracks (RTTs) have developed as a strategy to encourage family medicine resident entrance into rural practice. Because most programs are small (two to Jour residents), data must be aggregated to determine RTT impact on practice preparation and location. Several studies over the last decade reveal that 76 percent of RTT graduates are practicing in rural America and that graduates describe themselves as prepared for rural practice. Sixty‐five percent are providing obstetrical services, and half are performing cesarean sections. From 1989 to 1999, there were a total of 107 graduates of rural training programs, making it unlikely that, without significant investment, this model could supply an adequate quantity of family physicians for rural America.