Objective: Rural surgical training for residents is expected to increase the number of general
surgeons working in rural areas; however, the impact of rural training programs to ensure …

Abstract Background/Objective: The rural physician shortage remains an international crisis.
Rural rotations are commonly used to address the issue. This review assesses the …

OBJECTIVE: General surgery workforce shortages in the rural United States are likely to
worsen over the next decade. We sought to identify reasons that general surgery residency …

Objective Few general surgery residencies offer rural rotations. We aim to evaluate the
contribution of our institution's rural rotation to meeting the Accreditation Council for …

Purpose: To examine the reasons fewer students and residents are entering general
surgery, to educate residents about the realities of rural general surgery based on the …

BACKGROUND There is a steady decline in the general surgery workforce in rural areas of
the United States. In response, some surgery residency programs have developed rural …

Background There is a shortage of general surgeons practicing in rural America. Rural
surgical practices differ from those in urban settings encompassing a broader case mix with …

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 …

General surgery in the rural hospital is threatened by declining resident interest in pursuing
a career in the rural setting. We found that by initiating a rural rotation of 3 months in the …

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