Comparison of Urban and Rural General Surgeons: Motivations for Practice Location, Practice Patterns, and Education Requirements
| Autor: | Randall J. Zuckerman, Paul Jenkins, Patrick A. Dietz, James Bordley, Steven Heneghan, Michael S. Gold |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Rural Population
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Urban Population Attitude of Health Personnel Community satisfaction MEDLINE Urban area Quality of life (healthcare) medicine Humans Practice Patterns Physicians' Motivation geography geography.geographical_feature_category Education Medical Practice patterns business.industry Professional Practice Location Middle Aged United States General Surgery Family medicine Workforce Surgery Age distribution Rural area business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 201:732-736 |
| ISSN: | 1072-7515 |
| Popis: | Background The purpose of this study is to determine the differences between rural and urban surgeons with regard to practice patterns, factors in choosing a practice location, and educational needs. Study design A list of surgeons obtained from the American Medical Association was examined using the Office of Management and Budget definition of rural. Seventeen hundred rural surgeons were mailed surveys; 421 responded. One hundred fourteen urban surgeons were contacted by telephone. Questions were designed to measure job and community satisfaction, factors influencing their decision to practice in their current location, spectrum and volume of cases, and their perceived educational needs. Results Age distribution did not differ markedly between urban and rural surgeons. Motivation to practice in their current location varied considerably between urban and rural surgeons. Both groups equally rated quality of life as the leading factor influencing their current practice location. Urban surgeons rated other factors, such as income, practice growth, hospital facilities, and proximity to family, higher than rural surgeons. Practice patterns and educational needs also varied between the two groups. Rural surgeons performed more procedures per year with more variety in procedure type. Both groups felt that additional training in advanced laparoscopic techniques would be helpful, and rural surgeons felt that additional training in the surgical subspecialty areas was important. Conclusions Although rural and urban surgeons do not differ in age or the importance of lifestyle in deciding career location, different factors do impact their choice of location. Practice pattern and educational needs varied markedly between rural and urban general surgeons. |
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