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Background and Objectives: Rural health disparities are growing, and medical schools and residency programs need new approaches to encourage learners to enter and stay in rural practice. Top correlates of rural practice are rural upbringing and rurally located training, yet preparation for rural practice plays a role. The authors sought to explore how selected programs develop learners’ competencies associated with rural placement and retention: rural life, community engagement, and community leadership. Methods: Qualitative, semistructured phone interviews (n=20) were conducted with faculty of medical schools or family medicine residencies across the United States, Canada, Australia, and South Africa in which success in training rural practitioners was identified in the literature or by leaders of the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Medical Educators Group. Participants included 18 physician program directors, one nonphysician program administrator, and one PhD researcher who had studied rural preparation. Interview transcripts were read twice using an inductive process: first to identify themes, and then to identify specific strategies and quotes to exemplify each theme. Results: Participants’ recommendations for rural preparation were: (1) Be intentional about strategies to prepare learners for rural practice; (2) Identify and cultivate rural interest; (3) Develop confidence and competence to meet rural community needs; (4) Teach skills in negotiating dual relationships, leading, and improving community health; and (5) Fully engage rural host communities throughout the training process. Conclusions: Medical schools and residencies may increase the likelihood of producing rural physicians by implementing these experts’ strategies. Educators may select strategies that mesh with the structure and location of their training program.
Comparison of the spherical refractive component between the three techniques was not significantly different and furthermore, they were highly correlated in both the children and adults in this pilot study. Non-cycloplegic refraction in the dark may provide a reliable adjunct or alternative to conventional cycloplegic refraction in both children and young adults.
are fictional family physicians who portray qualities that fit the current role definition 1 of the family physician while providing care in different practice settings. In the October 2018 article "Cultivating Country Doctors: Preparing Learners for Rural Life and Community Leadership," Thach, et al discuss five strategies that training programs can adopt to help them recruit, train, and retain family physicians in rural medicine. 2 These are all practical strategies that can be adapted to fit many types of training programs.I believe two of the strategies described should be implemented for the training of all family physicians regardless of the type of practice setting they intend to work in after graduation. All programs should work to "develop confidence and competence to meet … community needs" and "to teach skills in negotiating dual relationships, leading and improving community health" 2 to all their residents. As core faculty in an urban-based community family medicine residency it is clear to me that all residents benefit from these skills. It seems that as family medicine evolves, it is also falling victim to the lure of subspecialization. When family physicians work to their full scope of practice, they tend to experience lower rates of burnout 3 and I believe there is an equal benefit to well-being by being integrated into the community. 4 These two strategies can be accomplished through modeling how we practice the full scope of family medicine. We can share our joy and struggles with "cradle to grave" knowledge and procedural skills in the outpatient, inpatient, community and wilderness settings. We can illustrate how we deal with community patient encounters through sharing stories of the patients we see while running errands. We can teach residents to lead by including them in our institutional meetings and community projects.In addition to the five training strategies mentioned in this article, graduates entering any practice setting benefit from strong social support. A study of resilience strategies of physicians experiencing low levels of burnout revealed that they participated in leisure-time activity, desired and sought interaction with colleagues, and developed relationships with friends and family. 4 We should be helping every graduate create a plan to cultivate a strong social network both long-distance and within their new community. We can also schedule time for them to share their thoughts with us at least once a month, more if needed. Those of us who have experienced this type of mentoring can testify to its value. 5 We should absolutely focus attention on getting more graduates to fill the health care gap in rural America and provide them the mentoring to succeed. Even better, for all family medicine graduates: guide them to develop competence in practicing the full scope of family medicine, help them cultivate a heart for their own community, and show them how to lead.
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