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ACADEMIC MEDICINE
卷 86, 期 11, 页码 1397-1406出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318230653f
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- Model State-Supported Area Health Education Centers [U77HP01069-07-01]
- Missouri Foundation for Health [03-0435-ADP-04]
Purpose The University of Missouri School of Medicine developed the Rural Track Pipeline Program (MU-RTPP) to increase the supply and retention of rural physicians statewide. The MU-RTPP features a preadmissions program for rural students (Rural Scholars), a Summer Community Program for rising second-year students, a six-month Rural Track Clerkship (RTC) Program for third-year students, and a Rural Track Elective Program for fourth-year students. The purpose of this study is to report the specialty choices and first practice locations of Rural Scholars, RTC-only participants, and Rural Track Clerkship Plus (RTC+) participants (students who participated in the RTC Program plus an additional MU-RTPP component). Method The authors compared the residency specialty choices of 48 Rural Scholars (tracked since 2002) with those of 506 nonparticipants and the residency specialty choices of 83 RTC participants and 75 RTC+ participants (tracked since 1997) with those of 840 nonparticipants. The authors calculated the relative risk (RR) for the likelihood of participants matching into primary care compared with nonparticipants and analyzed first practice location. Results Rural Scholars were more than twice as likely to match into family medicine (RR = 2.6; 95% confidence interval 1.5-4.4). RTC and RTC+ participants entered primary care, especially family medicine, at rates significantly higher than nonparticipants. Over 57% of students who participated in the RTC program (and potentially other MU-RTPP offerings) chose a rural location for their first practice. Conclusions The longitudinal MU-RTPP successfully recruits students for rural and primary care practice to address the health care needs of Missouri.
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