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