Increasing the Supply of Women Physicians in Rural Areas: Outcomes of a Medical School Rural Program

Howard K. Rabinowitz; James J. Diamond; Fred W. Markham; Abbie J. Santana

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.110037

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Comparison of Women and Men Physician Shortage Area Program Versus Non–Physician Shortage Area Program Graduates* Practicing in Rural Areas, Rural Family Medicine, and Rural Primary Care

	Women			Men
	PSAP^{^†} (n = 41)	Non-PSAP^{^†} (n = 707)	RR (95% CI)	PSAP^{^†} (n = 56)	Non-PSAP^{^†} (n = 1297)	RR (95% CI)	RRR (95% CI)
Rural	31.7 (13)	12.3 (87)	2.6 (1.6–4.2)	51.8 (29)	17.7 (229)	2.9 (2.2–3.9)	0.9 (0.5–1.5)
Rural Family Medicine	26.8 (11)	3.7 (26)	7.3 (3.9–13.7)	35.7 (20)	3.0 (39)	11.9 (7.4–19.0)	0.6 (0.3–1.3)
Rural Primary Care	26.8 (11)	6.1 (43)	4.4 (2.5–7.9)	37.5 (21)	4.9 (64)	7.6 (5.0–11.5)	0.6 (0.3–1.2)

↵* Jefferson Medical College graduates, classes of 1992 to 2002.
↵† Values shown as % (n).
PSAP, Physician Shortage Area Program; RR, relative risk; RRR, relative risk ratio.