A Medical-School Program at U. of Washington Helps Northwestern States Lure Physicians to Rural Areas.

Monaghan, Peter

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Medical-School Program at U. of Washington Helps Northwestern States Lure Physicians to Rural Areas.

Monaghan, Peter

Chronicle of Higher Education, v35 n24 pA33-34 Feb 22 1989

Rural areas have difficulty attracting physicians, and they also send fewer students to medical schools than do urban areas. A program at the University of Washington's medical school known as WAMI--for Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho--is trying to combat that problem. (MLW)

Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Family Practice (Medicine), Geographic Distribution, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Medical Services, Physicians, Primary Health Care, Program Descriptions, Rural Areas

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Alaska; Idaho; Montana; Washington

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