The Distribution of Additional Residency Slots to Rural and Underserved Areas

Jacob Rains; George Mark Holmes; Shweta Pathak; Emily M Hawes

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.14452

The Distribution of Additional Residency Slots to Rural and Underserved Areas

JAMA. 2023 Sep 12;330(10):968-969. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.14452.

Authors

Jacob Rains¹, George Mark Holmes², Shweta Pathak¹, Emily M Hawes³

Affiliations

¹ Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill.
³ Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This study analyzes data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to identify whether new residency training slots went to rural and underserved areas with the greatest need.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Humans
Internship and Residency*
Medically Underserved Area
Medicare
Rural Health Services*
Rural Population
United States