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Influence of a rural background on a medical student's decision to specialize in family medicine
qualifications: MD, MPH
contribution: original concept, designed the project, literature review, supervised data collection, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts
position: Associate professor
United States
Richard is a family physician who is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University at Buffalo. He was raised in a rural area in a medical household and practiced in a rural area prior to his current position. He is interested in medical education and rural workforce issues.
qualifications: MD
contribution: devised survey tool, supplied data, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts
position: Associate professor, Assistant dean for Multicultural Affairs
United States
David Milling is an associate professor at the University at Buffalo where he is the Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs and the Director of the Clinical Competency Center.
qualifications: MSEd
contribution: literature review, statistical analysis, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts
position: Associate director, Office of Medical Student Education, Department of Family Medicine
United States
Denise McGuigan has worked in medical education at the University at Buffalo for over a decade. She is in the Department of Family Medicine were she is the Associate Director of the Office of Medical Student Education.
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