Rural Residency Training for Family Medicine Physicians: Graduate Early-Career Outcomes

Date
01/2012
Description

This policy brief describes the characteristics of family physicians who have completed graduate medical education in Rural Training Track (RTT) residency programs and their outcomes in terms of practice in rural communities, health professional shortage areas, and safety net facilities.

Center
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Davis Patterson, Randall Longenecker, David Schmitz, Imam Xierali, Robert Phillips Jr, Susan Skillman, Mark Doescher