This study offers an overview of the health status of rural populations and its major
determinants in Québec. A wide range of indicators are examined along a spatial grid that …

Rural communities around the world struggle to recruit and retain health workers to service
the health needs of their diverse populations. The ensuing lack of access to essential health …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To explore the strategies used by rural recruitment programs and
their perceived influence on medical students. DESIGN Two original questionnaires …

Objective To explore how birthing and maternity care are understood and valued in a rural
community. Design Oral history research. Setting The rural community of Marathon, Ont, with …

Due to difficulties attracting Australian-trained general practitioners to work outside
metropolitan areas, many rural communities are recruiting overseas trained doctors to …

Professionalism in dentistry is not guaranteed by simply issuing a graduation degree. That
status can only be granted by the public whom it serves. There are three main characteristics …

PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED Medical care in rural Canada has long been hampered by
insufficient numbers of physicians. How can a rural community's physicians change the local …

High quality maternity care systems share a number of common structures, through which
safety and standards of practice are maintained–a legislative/regulatory framework to …

Deer aren't the only targets when hunting season begins in Ontario each fall. Physician
shortages throughout the province mean fall job fairs that bring recruiters and soon-to-be …

Rural general practice is general practice at its best: a comment by one GP interviewed for
this study was echoed by colleagues who viewed their work in a rural setting as challenging …