Profiles And Contributions To This Article
Lived experiences and insights into the advantages important to rural recruitment and retention of general practitioners
qualifications: PhD
contribution: collected data, contributed to drafts
position: Lecturer in Nursing
qualifications: PhD
contribution: statistical analysis, wrote the first draft
position: Associate Lecturer
qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts
position: Professor
United States
Professor and Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. 2017 President, National Rural Health Association. Family physician with research interests in medical education, workforce studies and rural health care.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts
position: Professor
United States
Ed Baker, PhD, is the Director of the Center for Health Policy at Boise State University and is an Professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Health in the College of Health Sciences. He has over 20 years of experience in healthcare working with hospitals, physicians, state agencies and academic institutions. Dr. Baker's areas of interest include healthcare policy, rural workforce planning, healthcare financing and performance improvement. He currently serves on the Board of the Idaho Rural Health Association and holds the position of Treasurer.
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