George Wright, PhD

Fax: 206.685.0401
Email: george.wright@glsynthesis.com

WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
University of Washington
Department of Family Medicine
Box 354696
Seattle, WA 98195-4696

Completed Projects - (2)

Do Community Health Centers Substitute for or Attract Private Rural Physicians?
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Physicians
In What Types of Communities Do Rural Women Physicians Practice?
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Physicians, Women, Workforce

Access to Cancer Services for Rural Colorectal Cancer Patients
Journal Article
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2008
Includes findings from a study to determine how far rural and urban colorectal cancer (CRC) patients travel to three types of specialty cancer care services-surgery, medical oncology consultation, and radiation oncology consultation.

Is Large Really Beautiful? Physician Practice in Small Versus Large Scale Communities
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 09/2005
This paper examines the effect of community size on how physicians view their practices as reported by respondents to two waves (1996-97 and 1998-99) of a national sample survey conducted as part of the Community Tracking Study. Results suggest that bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to physicians' perceptions of their practices.

Rural Research Focus: Rural Physician Shortages
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 05/2002
This paper discusses a model for understanding how many physicians a rural community can support, based on research at the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center.

Improving the Quality of Outpatient Care for Older Patients With Diabetes: Lessons From a Comparison of Rural and Urban Communities
Journal Article
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 08/2001
Compares the quality of diabetic care received by patients in rural and urban communities in Washington State. Concludes that large rural towns may provide the best conditions for high-quality care-growing communities that serve as regional referral centers and have an adequate, but not excessive, supply of generalist and specialist physicians.
How Many Physicians Can a Rural Community Support? A Practice Income Potential Model for Washington State
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 04/2001
This report addresses the ability of smaller and underserved rural communities to financially support needed physicians. It reports on an experimental simulation model that projects potential practice income for primary care physicians in rural communities of Washington state.