Now in its fourth edition, The Economics of Health Reconsidered presents an argument that
still holds true: despite assertions to the contrary, neither economic theory nor evidence …

Results: National challenges in physician supply have taken a disproportionate toll on
Canadians living in rural regions and provinces. Nearly 75% of patients lack access to a …

Doctors are distributed unequally across different regions in virtually all OECD countries,
and this causes concern about how to continue to ensure access to health services …

Introduction: Medical education in South Africa is facing a major paradigm shift. The urgency
to increase the number of suitable, qualified and socially accountable health sciences …

Background Rural medical workforce shortage contributes to health disadvantage
experienced by rural communities worldwide. This study aimed to determine the regional …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Workload, personal health behavior, and job
satisfaction of the physicians are crucial aspects for the quality of care they provide. The aim …

E862 CMAJ| JULY 27, 2020| VOLUME 192| ISSUE 30 area alone, about 31 and 78
anesthesiologists will be needed in the next 1 and 5 years, respectively, but the city has only …

Access to appropriate health care is often difficult for people living in rural areas because of
a widespread shortage of appropriately educated local, rural healthcare workers and the …

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 …

Objective: This paper aims to explore the experiences of rural family physicians using virtual
healthcare in their clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Design: A …