Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

Winter 2008

Journal

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volume

Volume 36, Issue 4

Inclusive Pages

703-708

Keywords

Health Care Reform--trends; Health Personnel--trends; Health Services for the Aged--supply & distribution; Health Services for the Aged--trends; Nurses--supply & distribution; Physicians--supply & distribution; Primary Health Care--trends; Underserved Populations

Abstract

A combination of "environmental factors" in the U.S. has led to an increased demand for health care professionals. However, there has been a significant decrease in the number of U.S. medical graduates selecting careers in family medicine and general internal medicine, thus driving demand for international medical graduates. At the heart of our national workforce policy needs to be good domestic and foreign policies, such as self-sufficiency approaches that include strategies to incentivize rural and underserved practice for U.S. medical graduates.

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