Rural Practice

This article collection features FPM content addressing the special needs, challenges, and rewards of providing family medicine in rural and similarly underserved communities.

Last Update: 07/23/2014

Rural Practice Success
05/01/2000	A Bonus Deal From Medicare
06/01/2018	How to Be Happy in Practice for 30-Plus Years
09/01/2004	Making a Living and a Life
03/01/2000	A Model for Successful Rural Practice
05/01/2005	A New Identity for Family Medicine: Physicians for the Underserved
12/01/2013	Physicians Assemble: Integrating Small Groups to Preserve Independent Practice
06/01/2009	The Reality of Being a "Quaint" Country Doctor
10/01/2002	Ten Reasons to Be a Self-Employed Family Physician and Ten Ways to Do It
05/01/1998	Rural Practice and Managed Care: A Success Story
03/01/2003	Sharing Maternity Care
01/01/1998	Using Loan Abatement as a Rural Recruiting Tool
Other Resources
	Rural Health Matters [AAFP] new
	Benefits of Rural Practice Make Sacrifices Worthwhile [Fresh Perspectives Blog]
	Family Physicians Help Meet the Emergency Care Needs of Rural America [AFP]
	MIPS help offered for practices in rural and underserved areas [FPM blog]
	Practice Diary: Excerpts From a Solo FP's Journal [FPM]
	Rural Practice, Keeping Physicians In [AAFP]
	See also FPM's "Independent and Solo Practice" topic collection