Physician Manpower for Rural America: Summary of a WAMI Region Conference.

Whitcomb, Michael E.; Myers, Wayne W.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Physician Manpower for Rural America: Summary of a WAMI Region Conference.

Whitcomb, Michael E.; Myers, Wayne W.

Academic Medicine, v65 n12 p729-32 Dec 1990

A 1989 conference on physician manpower issues facing rural communities in Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WAMI) is reported, and its recommendations for both medical schools and graduate medical education are summarized. The conclusions are applicable to physician manpower development in other areas of the country. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Conferences, Higher Education, Labor Force Development, Labor Market, Medical Education, Physicians, Professional Education, Program Descriptions, Regional Planning, Regional Programs, Rural Areas, Student Attitudes

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Language: English

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