Physician recruitment and retention in New Brunswick: a medical student perspective.

This lack of enthusiasm for rural practice may be significant as 48% of NB residents are considered to live in a rural area. 9 The American Academy of Family Physicians guidelines for rural practice recommends implementing rural training during medical school. 10 The literature suggests that physicians from rural backgrounds are more likely to choose a career in rural medicine compared to urban students. 11 , 12 , 13 However, exposure to rural practice during medical school and residency can influence urban-raised students to choose a career in rural medicine. 13 As this is a self-reported survey there is response bias.

also in 13,097 other papers