THE RURBAN FRINGE

Partnership Trains Rural Docs

A new program in rural Kentucky is trying to get more physicians practicing in rural areas and improve rural residents access to health care. 
The Rural Physician Leadership Program (RPLP) is the result of a partnership between the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Morehead State University and St. Claire Regional Medical Centre in Morehead.  The university and the [...]

Housing Rural Doctors

I was speaking with a colleague a few weeks ago and, not surprisingly, health care came up in the discussion.  What he said, though, stayed with me as both amusing and true … in that the rural doctor shortage in Canada is one of the most over-researched issues on the health-care agenda. 
Rural communities and politicians, [...]

Dental Therapists a Good Option for Rural/Remote Areas

A new study funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation reveals dental therapists in an Alaskan pilot program provide safe, competent and appropriate dental care. 
“The two year, intensive evaluation is the first independent evaluation of its scale to assess care provided by dental therapists practicing in the United States … [and] confirms what numerous prior studies [...]

The Big Wait

We’re all waiting … patients, doctors, communities.
But with the DocFest release of The Big Wait - a documentary examining the critical shortage of doctors in Canada – individuals can take a closer look at how the current system functions … and falls short.
The documentary follows two parallel, but connected, storylines – the struggle of the rural community of [...]

Health Care Partnership Benefits Rural Community

The Town of High River announced a landmark partnership this week at a sod-turning ceremony for a unique, rural medical centre designed to draw new doctors into their area and improve access to services into the future.
The centre, borne of efforts between the Town of High River, the Municipal District of Foothills and local family and emergency [...]

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