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Implications of an Aging Rural Physician Workforce

2019; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 381; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmp1900808

1533-4406

Lucy Skinner, Douglas O. Staiger, David I. Auerbach, Peter I. Buerhaus,

Diversity and Career in Medicine

As fewer younger physicians enter rural practice in the United States, the rural physician workforce is graying and nearing retirement. The uneven distribution of doctors presents serious access problems, exacerbates health needs, and has important equity implications.