Howard K. Rabinowitz

Caring for the Country (eBook, PDF)

Family Doctors in Small Rural Towns

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The text profiles graduates from the Physician Shortage Area Program of Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, who now practice rural family medicine. It challenges pre-med undergraduates, medical students, and family physicians to consider rural family practice and is an excellent resource for pre-med and medical school advisors. In-depth profiles cover social and professional issues important to rural family physicians, such as health care policy, rural obstetrics, and telemedicine. The concluding chapter summarizes lessons learned and outlines the future of rural family practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441988997
• Artikelnr.: 44000594

Autorenporträt

Howard K. Rabinowitz, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction.- 2. Brockway, Pennsylvania.- 3. Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania.- 4. Ovid, New York.- 5. Boswell, Pennsylvania.- 6. Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.- 7. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.- 8. Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.- 9. Morehead City, North Carolina.- 10. Bedford, Pennsylvania.- 11. Corry, Pennsylvania.- 12. Caring for the Country.- Epilogue.- References.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"A collection of experiences in the lives of 10 family physicians working and living in small rural towns. ... Recommended Readership: Family physicians, residents, and medical students who are interested in the specialty of family medicine." (Matthew E. Bernard, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Vol. 80 (4), April, 2005)