Education policies to increase rural physicians in Japan: a nationwide cohort study

Education policies to increase rural physicians in Japan: a nationwide cohort study

Abstract Background Japan has established comprehensive education-scholarship programs to supply physicians in rural areas. Their entrants now comprise 16% of all medical students, and graduates must work in rural areas for a designated number of years. These programs are now being adopted outside J...

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Main Authors: Masatoshi Matsumoto, Yasushi Matsuyama, Saori Kashima, Soichi Koike, Yuji Okazaki, Kazuhiko Kotani, Tetsuhiro Owaki, Shizukiyo Ishikawa, Seitaro Iguchi, Hitoaki Okazaki, Takahiro Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Human Resources for Health
Subjects:
Rural health
Health workforce
Health policy
Education
Japan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-021-00644-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-021-00644-6

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