Increasing the number of rural physicians
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Many rural communities are desperate to recruit and retain physicians. Although there are important shortages of family physicians and specialists in all areas of Canada, physicians in rural areas are far fewer in number and fulfill a wider range of roles. The loss of a single physician from a rural
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Rural Canadians experience poorer health outcomes partly due to service shortages, with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples affected disproportionately.
“Such shortages have contributed to poorer health outcomes for rural Canadians, with disproportionate effects on First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.3–6”
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The opening passage documents a shortage of physicians in rural Canada, and the Medicine and society conclusion calls for a stronger rural health strategy. Neither passage states that the shortages have caused poorer health outcomes or that First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples are disproportionately affected; searches for those outcomes and populations found no supporting passage. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- Authors
- Rourke, J.
- Affiliations
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Rourke, J.
- ORCID
- Rourke, J.
- Venue
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Publisher
- CMA Joule Inc.
- Published
- 2007-11-26
- Volume
- 178
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 322-325
- ISSN
- 0820-3946 (ISSN-L)
- 1488-2329
- PMC
- PMC2211345
- OpenAlex
- W1965386550
- Cited by
- 89
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Canadian Medical Association Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Global Health Workforce Issues
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Keywords
- rural physician shortage, physician recruitment, physician retention, general practitioners, rural health workforce
- MeSH terms
- Workforce, Canada, Career Choice, Humans, Medically Underserved Area, Personnel Selection, Physicians, Family, Professional Practice Location, Rural Population, Schools, Medical, Rural Health Services
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