Education policies to increase rural physicians in Japan: a nationwide cohort study

• Main Authors: Masatoshi Matsumoto (Author), Yasushi Matsuyama (Author), Saori Kashima (Author), Soichi Koike (Author), Yuji Okazaki (Author), Kazuhiko Kotani (Author), Tetsuhiro Owaki (Author), Shizukiyo Ishikawa (Author), Seitaro Iguchi (Author), Hitoaki Okazaki (Author), Takahiro Maeda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Japan has established comprehensive education-scholarship programs to supply physicians in rural areas. Their entrants now comprise 16% of all medical students, and graduates must work in rural areas for a designated number of years. These programs are now being adopted outside J...