A medical student approached a faculty radiologist with an unusual question. “I would
like to become a rural radiologist,” he said, “but I am not sure how to do so. Can
you help me?” The radiologist's first thought was, “That's strange.” “Why would you
like to become a rural radiologist?” he asked. The student responded, “Because I grew
up in a small town, and I know how much radiologists are needed in communities like
mine. Can you help me?” Their brief conversation raises some often neglected but notable
questions. What is rural radiology, and why is it important? What factors might draw
medical students and residents to rural careers? And what can medical schools, radiology
residency programs, hospitals, and communities do to recruit more radiologists to
rural practice?
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REFERENCE
USDA Economic Research Service. Rural America at a glance: 2021. US Dept of Agriculture. Washington, DC, Available at: https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/102576/eib-230.pdf. Accessed December 1, 2022.
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Publication history
Published online: January 09, 2023
Accepted:
January 1,
2023
Received in revised form:
January 1,
2023
Received:
December 31,
2022
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