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New Partner Recruitment to Rural Versus Urban Ob-Gyn Practices: A Survey of Practicing Ob-Gyns

Description
Discusses the results of a survey of obstetrics and gynecology practices in rural and urban areas located in 5 Northwestern states to examine their recruitment efforts. Information and data about their background, practice setting, partner recruitment, and retention was collected and analyzed, with comparisons noted between rural, suburban, and urban providers.
Author(s)
Michael F. Fialkow, Carrie M. Snead, Jay Schulkin
Citation
Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology, 2017(4)
Date
2017
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Health workforce supply and demand · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Physicians · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Alaska · Idaho · Montana · Washington · Wyoming