The regional medical campus model and rural family medicine practice in British Columbia: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regional medical campuses have been implemented across North America to address gaps in the physician workforce. We report findings from a study that examined the association between a combined model of regional medical campuses and students' decision to enter rural family medicine practice.

Methods

In 2004, the University of British Columbia added 2 regional medical campuses, 1 in a large population centre in a rural and coastal context and 1 in a medium-sized population centre in an isolated northern and rural context. Data were extracted from the University of British Columbia's Medical Education Database. Multivariable logistic regression examined the relationship of age, sex, rural background and campus location to students' choice of rural family medicine pr

SUBMITTER: Lovato CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6588542 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature