Assessment of Factors for Recruiting and Retaining Medical Students to Rural Communities Using the Community Apgar Questionnaire

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Describes factors influencing family physician recruitment in rural settings from a survey of 282 third- and fourth-year medical students. Includes data on students intending to practice in rural versus non-rural areas. Utilizes the Community Apgar Questionnaire, which evaluates community factors influencing physician recruitment including geography, economics, facility and community support, scope of practice, and more.

Alex J. Reed, David Schmitz, Edward Baker, James Girvan, Theodore McDonald

Family Medicine 49(2), 132-136

02/2017

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Physicians · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Statistics and data