Just curious, I've seen tons of different specialties so far but no family medicine. Anyone hoping to practice rural family medicine? That's what we are... hope to connect with some other family medicine folks!
Announcement
Collapse
Facebook Forum Migration
Our forums have migrated to Facebook. If you are already an iMSN forum member you will be grandfathered in.
To access the Call Room and Marriage Matters, head to: https://m.facebook.com/groups/400932...eferrer=search
You can find the health and fitness forums here: https://m.facebook.com/groups/133538...eferrer=search
Private parenting discussions are here: https://m.facebook.com/groups/382903...eferrer=search
We look forward to seeing you on Facebook!
To access the Call Room and Marriage Matters, head to: https://m.facebook.com/groups/400932...eferrer=search
You can find the health and fitness forums here: https://m.facebook.com/groups/133538...eferrer=search
Private parenting discussions are here: https://m.facebook.com/groups/382903...eferrer=search
We look forward to seeing you on Facebook!
See more
See less
Is there anyone else in family medicine here?
Collapse
X
-
Re: Is there anyone else in family medicine here?
Not as an MD but an NP! Adult Primary Care.Luanne
wife, mother, nurse practitioner
"You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." (John, Viscount Morely, On Compromise, 1874)
Comment
-
Re: Is there anyone else in family medicine here?
Originally posted by MamaChristieGreat! melfitz, we interviewed at a med-peds program in WI... awesome area!
Comment
-
Re: Is there anyone else in family medicine here?
Originally posted by *Lily*Question - what is Rural family med? The only rural place I can think of is Appalachia. And the midwest. :>
Seriously, what makes a practice rural?
Kind of the same thing, really. Have you ever watched to the old TV series Northern Exposure? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/) It's about the adventures of a doc who has to practice medicine in a tiny Alaskan town for a few years to repay his student loans. It's a LOT like that show, sans the Alaska specific goofiness.
Rural medicine usually means the doc is one of maybe a couple in that end of the county (if he/she is lucky), there might be a small hospital -- maybe a dozen beds including the ER, sometimes there's a clinic owned by the county or city, and the docs do a little bit of everything, including a fairly healthy amount of ob/gyn and some surgical procedures.
We'll be returning to WA state which has vast amounts of rural areas. Pretty much anything away from the I-5 corridor is likely to be rural-ish. And eastern WA is predominantly farming communities. I don't know...maybe rural family medicine is a bigger thing in the west where the states are larger and people are much more spread out? :huh:
Comment
Comment