Purpose The authors conducted a systematic review of the medical literature to determine
the factors most strongly associated with localizing primary care physicians (PCPs) in …

Background and objective Physician maldistribution is a global problem that hinders
patients' abilities to access healthcare services. Medical education presents an opportunity …

Objective To determine the distinct influences of rural background and rural residency
training on rural practice choice among family physicians. Data Sources and Study Setting …

Importance Studies suggest that academic medical centers (AMCs) have better outcomes
than nonteaching hospitals. However, whether AMCs have spillover benefits for patients …

In this book, we invited 146 authors with expertise in health policy, systems design,
management, research, or practice, from each of the countries included, to consider health …

Amidst a pandemic that has acutely highlighted longstanding failings of the US health care
system and the graduate medical education (GME) enterprise that serves it, educators …

Background Rural regions of the United States continue to experience a disproportionate
shortage of physicians compared to urban regions despite decades of state and federal …

Purpose Shortages of generalist physicians in primary care and surgery have been
projected. Residency programs that expose trainees to community-based health clinics and …

Abstract Background and Objectives: The feasibility of funding an additional year of
residency training is unknown, as are perspectives of residents regarding related financial …

Objective To measure access to primary care physicians (PCPs) using a 2‐step floating
catchment area and explore the associations between access to PCPs and mortality related …