See also:
Area Health Education Centers
Non-Physician Providers (NPPs)
Nurse Midwives, Certified
Rural Health Care, Access to
Rural Health Care, “First Responder” Training
Rural Health Care, Obstetrics/Perinatal
Rural Health Care, Telemedicine
Rural Health Care, Physician Licensure in Telemedicine
Rural Health Care, Reimbursement for Telemedicine
Rural Health Care in Medical Education
The AAFP recommends the following:
- that medical education include curriculum and student experiences pertinent to careers in rural medicine.
- that federal and state funding incentives be altered to support medical schools with a track record of producing rural physicians.
- that graduate medical education funding be redesigned to give increased support to rural-based residency training programs.
- that rural-based residency programs should be given increased flexibility in the design of their curricula by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to enhance training of physicians with the needed skills for rural practice.
The AAFP supports partnerships between academic medical centers and rural communities to train rural physicians. These partnerships should be encouraged by financial incentives on the state and federal level. They should also be supported by the AAFP constituent chapters.
The AAFP recognizes that increasing the family physician supply will increase the rural physician supply, since family physicians are more likely than any others to enter rural practice. Thus, the AAFP supports legislative initiatives that support family medicine education, such as Title VII of the United States Public Service Act and the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) system. Preferences and priorities for Title VII funding should specifically encourage the production of rural physicians.
The AAFP Committee on Rural Health has developed a discussion paper summarizing the evidence that supports the above conclusions. (B1991) (2004)
The AAFP recognizes that increasing the family physician supply will increase the rural physician supply, since family physicians are more likely than any others to enter rural practice. Thus, the AAFP supports legislative initiatives that support family medicine education, such as Title VII of the United States Public Service Act and the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) system. Preferences and priorities for Title VII funding should specifically encourage the production of rural physicians.
The AAFP Committee on Rural Health has developed a discussion paper summarizing the evidence that supports the above conclusions. (B1991) (2004)
