Imam M. Xierali; Sarah A. Sweeney; Robert L. Phillips, Jr.; Andrew W. Bazemore; and Stephen M. Petterson, PhD
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) are essential to a functioning health care safety net and are a potential partner of rural Graduate Medical Education (GME) which is associated with greater likelihood of service in rural and underserved areas. Currently, very little Medicare funding supports GME in the CAH setting, highlighting a missed opportunity to improve access to care in rural America.
Xierali IM, Sweeney SA, Phillips RL Jr, Bazemore AW, Petterson SM. Increasing Graduate Medical Education (GME) in Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) could enhance physician recruitment and retention in rural America. J Am Board Fam Med. 2012;25(1):7-8.
