Can Pharmacy Doctors act as valuable assets in rural areas with a physician shortage?

Using GIS To Analyze Physician Shortage Areas In Minnesota

Physician shortages are a looming national problem. The current landscape of physicians in Minnesota is one that varies by region and within counties. Minnesota has several metropolitan areas that serve as bases for large provider concentrations and rural parts of the state where provider coverage is scant. The state has enough physicians to adequately serve the needs of its population; however...

A Strategic Approach to Addressing the Rural Wisconsin Physician Shortage.

WMJ • AUGUST 2016 nity-based training opportunities for health professions students, professional development programs for providers, and health promotion for Wisconsin residents. In 2015, 1,276 health professions students participated in AHEC-sponsored programs. Examples include the signature Community Health Internship Program (CHIP), which placed 85 students in local public health department...

Can training reduce the rural workforce shortage?

Can Skin Allograft Occasionally Act as a Permanent Coverage in Deep Burns? A Pilot Study

BACKGROUND Skin allograft is the gold standard of wound coverage in patients with extensive burns; however, it is considered as a temporary wound coverage and rejection of the skin allograft is considered inevitable. In our study, skin allograft as a permanent coverage in deep burns is evaluated. METHODS Skin allograft survival was assessed in 38 patients from March 2009 to March 2014, retro...

Addressing the shortage of psychiatrists in rural areas.

seek help and those who don’t. We must acknowledge that unwillingness to seek support happens for complex reasons that are unique to each individual. We must improve our understanding of those complexities and the best techniques to address them. If all we have is the hammer of involuntary treatment, we risk approaching every person who refuses care as a nail that can be wedged into place. To a...