Bolstering the rural physician workforce in underserved communities: Are Rural Residency Planning and Development Programs finding the sweet spot?

Erin FraherCristen P PageEmily M HawesEvan GallowayShweta PathakLauren TomolaGeorge Mark Holmes

Published in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2022)

RRPD sites appear to represent a "sweet spot" of rural counties that have the population and physician supply to support a training program but also are relatively more socially vulnerable with high-need populations. Additional counties fitting this "sweet spot" could be targeted for funding to address health disparities and health workforce maldistribution.

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