학술논문

A Focus on Primary Care: Effective Strategies for Recruiting Students.
Document Type
Article
Source
Medicine & Health Rhode Island. Aug2011, Vol. 94 Issue 8, p230-233. 4p.
Subject
*PRIMARY care
*RESIDENTS (Medicine)
*MEDICAL schools
*MEDICAL students
*SCARCITY
*GENERAL practitioners
*MEDICALLY underserved areas
Language
ISSN
1086-5462
Abstract
The article focuses on effective approaches to recruit medical school graduates to enter primary care residencies in Rhode Island. The Joshua Macy Kr. Foundation has recommended medical schools to take several steps to solve the primary care physician shortage through the enforcement primary care tracks, promotion of early primary care exposure for students, and establishment of longitudinal participation in community primary care environment. Knowing that medical schools can influence the decisions of students to work in underserved communities, Warren Alpert Medical School (AMS) of Brown University has strategically created a curriculum to offer students with longitudinal experiences in primary care settings.