January 1, 2005
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Program Result
Howard K. Rabinowitz published Caring for the Country: Family Doctors in Small Rural Towns, which profiled 10 program graduates working in rural areas and discussed both the challenges and the career satisfaction they enjoy.
July 22, 2003
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Program Result
The Generalist Physician Initiative challenged schools of medicine to increase the supply of generalist physicians - specifically general internists, general pediatricians and family practitioners - that they were training.
July 25, 2003
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Program Result
The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine redesigned its programs to increase the number of generalist graduates and the number of residents entering primary care practice.
July 1, 2003
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Program Result
From 1992 through 2000, the University of New Mexico School of Medicine changed its curriculum to increase the number of medical students choosing generalist residencies.
July 1, 2003
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Program Result
Dartmouth Medical School enhanced the generalist orientation of its curriculum to increase the number of generalist graduates.
July 25, 2003
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Program Result
The Medical College of Georgia - the largest medical school in southeastern U.S. - developed initiatives to increase to at least 50 percent the percentage of medical school graduates becoming generalist physicians.
July 1, 2003
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Program Result
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston changed is curriculum to increase the number of generalist graduates overall and the number who ultimately practice in rural and underserved communities.
July 1, 2003
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Program Result
New York Medical College, the largest private medical school in the United States, increased the percentage of graduates entering primary care careers from 1992 to 2001.
July 1, 2003
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Program Result
Three Virginia medical schools developed a range of initiatives aimed at increasing to 50 percent the numbers of medical school graduates entering generalist practice in the state.
July 1, 2002
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Program Result
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill examined the long-term impact of federal, state, and private investment on rural communities' physician recruitment and physician workforce stability.