Whereas access to rural gen-eralist physicians remains a problem, an increasing problem is
access to rural generalist surgeons. Patients living outside the metropolitan centres must in …

Background A total of 18%–30% of Canadians live in a rural area and are served by 8% of
the country's general surgeons. The demographic characteristics of Canada's population …

The provision of timely and quality surgical services is a persistent challenge in rural
Canada. Factors undermining the provision of surgical care in rural Canada include: an …

The rural surgical workforce is in crisis, resulting in significant health care access issues for
the 60 million rural Americans. Rural surgeons encounter unique barriers to providing care …

Dynamic assessment of the effective surgical workforce recommends 27,300 general
surgeons in 2030; 2,525 more than are presently being trained. Rural shortages are already …

Objective To document surgical procedures performed in British Columbia between 1996
and 2001 at rural hospital sites with no resident specialist surgeons and to define the scope …

Methods Communities selected had surgical services but no resident general surgeon. After
ethics approval obtained through the University of British Columbia, we retrieved data from …

available in Wisconsin for rural surgeons, 12 of the 16 graduates of general surgical
residencies sought specialized fellowships. 2 These numbers exemplify the mismatch …

Results: Alberta and Northern Ontario have a similar number of rural surgical programs
staffed by Canadian-certified general surgeons (10 and 12, respectively). However, Alberta …

Background: Recruiting residents to practise rurally begins with an accurate characterization
of rural surgeons. We sought to identify and analyze demographic trends among rural …