… of PHC of people who live in rural communities. Primary health care can be defined as
an … includes both services delivered to individuals (primary care services) and population-level, …

… health service delivery in rural integrated primary care settings. Flexible and creative … care
needs that arise as a result of the barriers to treatment that are prevalent in rural communities.(…

… preventive reproductive health care. In this study, we explore rural primary care providers’ …
of unmet needs for such services in their communities, the barriers to providing them and …

… within rural communities, and rural community … rural communities. Among family medicine
graduates in Canada, the majority felt well prepared for rural culture, but not rural community …

… and retaining rural primary care … rural primary care doctors6, with many rural communities
serviced by long-standing doctors7,8. The supply of primary care doctors in rural communities …

… delivery of services in rural areas. Next we describe the renewed call for integrating primary
care and mental health in rural areas (hence “the once and future role of primary care” in our …

… residencies; 103 are currently in practice, with 64.4% in primary care practice in small towns
and/or rural communities. RMED Program outcomes compare favorably with those of other …

… was to identify barriers to primary care follow-up among older adults in rural communities. …
prompt hospital follow-up with primary care providers for elderly patients living in rural or semi-…

… for mental health services in rural communities, this study illustrates that attendance can be
quite high for children when these services are provided within the primary care office. These …

… the authors’ impression that the Rural Primary Care Clerkship is important in pursuing
the MSM mission of meeting the health care needs of medically underserved communities. …