Increasing the number of rural physicians

Increasing the number of rural physicians.

Increasing the supply of women physicians in rural areas: outcomes of a medical school rural program.

BACKGROUND Women physicians are less likely then men to practice in rural areas. With women representing an increasing proportion of physicians, there is concern that this could exacerbate the rural physician shortage. The Physician Shortage Area Program (PSAP) of Jefferson Medical College (JMC) is one of a small number of medical school rural programs shown to be successful in addressing the r...

Training an adequate number of rural family physicians.

A ll measures indicate a shortage of rural family physicians (FPs) in ever y province in Canada. In 1999, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) approved, and the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) endorsed, a national plan to train doctors for rural family practice. 1-4 Substantial progress is being made in training doctors for rural family practice, but we are only halfwa...

Increasing the Number of Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting: the Role of Clinical Pharmacy Residents

Detection of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in hospitals provides an important measure of the burden of drug related morbidity on the healthcare system. Spontaneous reporting of ADRs is scare and several obstacles to such reporting have been identified formerly. This study aimed to determine the role of clinical pharmacy residents in ADR reporting within a hospital setting.Clinical pharmacy resi...

Increasing the Number of Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting: the Role of Clinical Pharmacy Residents

Detection of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in hospitals provides an important measure of the burden of drug related morbidity on the healthcare system. Spontaneous reporting of ADRs is scare and several obstacles to such reporting have been identified formerly. This study aimed to determine the role of clinical pharmacy residents in ADR reporting within a hospital setting.Clinical pharmacy resi...