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CONTEXT:In February 2008, a new partnership between Maine Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine was formed to create a model medical school program. ISSUE:Major forces for change included: the increasing physician workforce needs of Maine, the need to increase access for medical education for Maine students, the opportunity for educational innovation, the societal imperative to increase the number of primary care physicians, and the desire for clinical and research collaborations. LESSONS LEARNED:The authors describe the process for exploring this partnership, and establishing a separate track and campus for 36 students per year. The key components of the 4 year curriculum, which includes clinical training based in Maine, are described, and 13 lessons learned to date are outlined. The authors hope these lessons provide guidance to other academic medical centers and medical schools wishing to address rural physician workforce challenges, through regional models of medical education, and similar partnerships.
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Rural Remote Healthjournal_title
Rural and remote healthauthors
Bing-You RG,Bates PW,Epstein SK,Kuhlik AB,Norris TEsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-04-01 00:00:00pages
1494issue
2issn
1445-6354pii
1494journal_volume
10pub_type
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
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更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Australia is the sixth largest country (in area) in the world with a total area of over 7.5 million km² (3 million miles²). To date much of the research and policy activity in the dental workforce has been based on simple statistical analysis including practitioner-to-population ratios; however, risks are ...
journal_title:Rural and remote health
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更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
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更新日期:2008-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
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更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22605/RRH4419
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly increasing worldwide. In Australia rural populations have a greater burden of disease. Chronic diseases are largely preventable with diet as a key risk factor. With respect to diet-related chronic disease, dietary risk may be due to poor food access, namely, poor a...
journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22605/RRH5241
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The chronic diseases associated with overweight and obesity are major contributors to the excess disease burden of Aboriginal Australians. Surveillance of overweight and obesity is required to monitor these conditions, and to develop and evaluate interventions to improve health and wellbeing. Remote Aborig...
journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:CONTEXT:Suicide is an important public health issue among rural communities although there is no single pattern of suicide in rural areas. Despite this, there are common themes in much of the research evidence on suicide in rural areas. From the published research in the area, a conceptual model of rural suicide has be...
journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22605/RRH5341
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
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更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) represent a significant occupational problem for hospital nurses, few investigations target nurses in rural facilities. This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of MSD among nurses within an affiliated hospital conglomerate of rural Japan. METHODS:A se...
journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Skin infections including scabies and impetigo have a high burden and cause significant morbidity in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia. Nevertheless, there is limited knowledge about community, healthcare practitioner and service provider perspectives on skin infections and treatment preferences. ...
journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22605/RRH5227
更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Ensuring access to oral health services is crucial for improving the oral health of rural and remote populations. A logical step towards addressing oral health disparities and underutilization of services in rural areas is to ensure the availability of the dental workforce. Geographical information systems...
journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:An urban-rural gap in stroke incidence or mortality has been reported. However, whether the effect of rurality on stroke is independent of the distribution of conventional individual-level risk factors and other community-level risk factors is inconclusive. METHODS:A cohort study was conducted involving 4...
journal_title:Rural and remote health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00