Influence of Loan Repayment on Rural Healthcare Provider Recruitment and Retention in Colorado

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Reports results of a survey of health professionals who participated in three Colorado loan repayment programs between 1992 and 2007. Examines the most important recruitment factors for participants by rural versus urban location and profession. Covers factors impacting participants' decisions to leave a community, after the end of their service obligation.

Daniel Renner, John Westfall, Lou Ann Wilroy, Adit Ginde

Rural and Remote Health, 10(4), 1605

11/2010

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Dental workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Physicians · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Colorado