• Policy Statements
• Periodicals | Articles

Policy Statements

• American Academy of Pediatrics; Committee on Emergency Medicine. The Role of the Pediatrician in Rural EMSC. Pediatrics. 1998;101(5): 941-943

Articles/Reports
Amundson B. Myth and reality in the rural health service crisis: facing up to community responsibilities. Journal of Rural Health 1993;9(3):176-187 (Link provides only information to order - no abstract provided)

Health Care Delivery: Rural vs. Urban Communities. Developed by the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Foundation's Generalist Physicians in Training project under a grant form the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. www.amsa.org/programs/gpit/ruralurban.cfm

Why do underserved communities have problems retaining physicians?

How can students help improve health care delivery to
underserved communities?

What are the special needs of rural and urban underserved communities?
How can students interested in primary care practice be better prepared for a rural or urban practice

Melzer SM, Grossman DC, Hart GL, Rosenblatt RA. Hospital services for rural children in Washington state. Pediatrics. 1997;99:196-203

Moran CM, Hletko P, Darden P, Reigart JR. Transportation: A Barrier to Health Care for Rural Children? The Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association. 2003;99(9e)

Marcin J Ellis,J and others. Using Telemedicine to Provide Pediatric Subspecialty Care to Children with Special Health Care Needs in an Underserved Rural Community Pediatrics. 2004;113:1-6

Randolph GD, Pathman DE. Trends in the rural-urban distribution of general pediatricians. Pediatrics. 2001; 107

 Last Updated July 8, 2004