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Pepper, Carolyn M.; Sandefer, Ryan H.; Gray, Matt J. – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Context: Recruiting and retaining physicians is a challenge in rural areas. Growing up in a rural area and completing medical training in a rural area have been shown to predict decisions to practice in rural areas. Little is known, though, about factors that contribute to physicians' decisions to locate in very sparsely populated areas. Purpose:…
Descriptors: Physicians, Rural Areas, Access to Health Care, Public Health
Fagg, Jane; And Others – 1982
The background, career and educational aspirations, and attitudes of 148 female freshmen in the Arkansas Ozarks were studied to determine reasons for underachievement and lack of commitment among females of this region. Comparisons were also made to responses of 54 male students. All respondents were residents of 29 hill counties and attended…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, College Freshmen, Females