Sunday, May 09, 2010
Medically Underserved Areas May Get Funding
KENTUCKY...
Centers that bring doctors to rural, underserved areas may get more funding now that health care reform has passed. In Kentucky, where doctor shortages in rural areas are a continuing problem, those centers operate through a collaborative effort between University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky. Dr. Faye Jones, program director for the U of L education center, said the expected support would be welcomed. She says her center's budget has been decreasing as the problems it faces are increasing. Jones said one way to help produce more doctors for underserved areas is to expose medical students to rural medicine.
Centers that bring doctors to rural, underserved areas may get more funding now that health care reform has passed. In Kentucky, where doctor shortages in rural areas are a continuing problem, those centers operate through a collaborative effort between University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky. Dr. Faye Jones, program director for the U of L education center, said the expected support would be welcomed. She says her center's budget has been decreasing as the problems it faces are increasing. Jones said one way to help produce more doctors for underserved areas is to expose medical students to rural medicine.
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